# NTSB MKC68D0305: Stits SA3D, N6103U, Bonner Sprgs, KS, August 3, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 3, 1967
- Place: Bonner Sprgs, KS · BONNER SPRGS, KS
- Location: 39.0754° N, 94.8717° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bonner Springs, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0754&lon=-94.8717&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 27, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114771
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68D0305
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68D0305

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3970   67/8/3    BONNER SPRGS,KANS   STITS SA3D          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 300
        TIME - 1030                    N6103U              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUBURBAN AIRPARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- PLT ABORTED LATE GOAROUND ATTEMPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6103U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6103U-2013-02-08), registration cancelled 2013-02-08, S/N P-255, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STITS SA3D
- Registry model: [Modified Stits SA3B](https://openairdocs.org/model/modified-stits-sa3b) (registry code 86502CX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Suburban Airpark

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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