# NTSB MKC68F0195: Stits SA6-B, N4801E, Grinnell, IA, September 2, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 2, 1967
- Place: Grinnell, IA · GRINNELL, IA
- Location: 41.7352° N, 92.7249° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grinnell, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7352&lon=-92.7249&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report December 20, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114501
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68F0195
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68F0195

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0776   67/9/2    GRINNELL,IOWA       STITS SA6-B         CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 54, 207
        TIME - 1500                    N4801E              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRINNELL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4801E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4801E-2012-08-27), registration cancelled 2012-08-27, S/N P-2048, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STITS SA6-B
- Registry model: [Stits Flut-R-Bug SA6B](https://openairdocs.org/model/stits-flut-r-bug-sa6b) (registry code 8650432) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Grinnell

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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