# NTSB MIA69F0066: Stits SA-3A, N4665S, Plant City, FL, July 12, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 12, 1968
- Place: Plant City, FL · PLANT CITY, FL
- Location: 28.0157° N, 82.1168° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plant City, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0157&lon=-82.1168&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 18, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109420
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA69F0066
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69F0066

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2282  68/7/12    PLANT CITY,FLA      STITS SA-3A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 165
        TIME - 1815                    N4665S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PLANT CITY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4665S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4665S-1970-09-16), registration cancelled 1970-09-16, S/N P-650 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STITS SA-3A
- Registry model: [Stits Playboy SA3A](https://openairdocs.org/model/stits-playboy-sa3a) (registry code 86502S1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Plant City

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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