# NTSB IAD78DLT06: Stitts SA3B, N5771, Camden, TN, May 27, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 27, 1978
- Place: Camden, TN · CAMDEN, TN
- Location: 36.0663° N, 88.1046° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Camden, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0663&lon=-88.1046&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 11, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142393
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD78DLT06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78DLT06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1085  78/5/27    CAMDEN,TN           STITTS SA3B         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 319
        TIME - 1630                    N5771               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BENTON COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CAMDEN,TN                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5771](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5771-2013-04-23), registration cancelled 2013-04-23, S/N P-538 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STITTS SA3B
- Registry model: [Southard-Stits SA-3B](https://openairdocs.org/model/southard-stits-sa-3b) (registry code 86502KK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Benton County

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19780527012599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780527012599A), May 27, 1978: Kinner SPORTSTERK, Camden, TN, Substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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