# NTSB MKC68F0188: Stits SA3B, N1079Z, Owatonna, MN, September 2, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 2, 1967
- Place: Owatonna, MN · OWATONNA, MN
- Location: 44.0924° N, 93.2336° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Owatonna, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0924&lon=-93.2336&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 20, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113889
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68F0188
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68F0188

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3732   67/9/2    OWATONNA,MINN       STITS SA3B          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 232
        TIME - 0900                    N1079Z              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 27 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OWATONNA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL STEERING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POOR WELD
        REMARKS- FAILURE PEDAL TORQUE TUBE ATTACHED TO N STEERING BROKEN WELDS ON BRACE TUBES FROM E.MOUNT TO GEAR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1079Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1079Z-2013-01-30), registration cancelled 2013-01-30, S/N P-317, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STITS SA3B
- Registry model: [Stits SA3B](https://openairdocs.org/model/stits-sa3b) (registry code 86502LV) (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: Owatonna

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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