# NTSB MKC74FER57: Sisler-Home SF2, N5549, Faribault, MN, June 15, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 15, 1974
- Place: Faribault, MN · FARIBAULT, MN
- Location: 44.3011° N, 93.2768° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Faribault, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3011&lon=-93.2768&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 15, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128198
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74FER57
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74FER57

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1816  74/6/15    FARIBAULT,MINN      SISLER-HOME SF2     CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 56, 2340
        TIME - 0750                    N5549               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FARIBAULT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FARIBAULT,MINN              LAKEVILLE,MINN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- HOMEBUILT ACFT WITH VW ENGINE NO PREVIOUS KNOWN PROBLEMS INVOLVING STABILITY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5549](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5549-2013-01-31), registration cancelled 2013-01-31, S/N 111, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SISLER-HOME SF2
- Registry model: [Sisler SF-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/sisler-sf-2) (registry code 056279D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Volkswagen CONVERSION](https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (registry code 63501, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Faribault

## 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 19740615020629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740615020629A), Jun 15, 1974: Amtr 0562741, Faribault, MN, Destroyed. Homebuilt acft with vw engine no previous known problems involving stability.

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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