# NTSB MKC78FCA29: Stits SA7D, N7544U, Creve Coeur, MO, June 11, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 11, 1978
- Place: Creve Coeur, MO · CREVE COEUR, MO
- Location: 38.6620° N, 90.4430° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Creve Coeur, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6620&lon=-90.4430&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 31, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141372
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC78FCA29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCA29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1690  78/6/11    CREVE COEUR,MO      STITS SA7D          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 101
        TIME - 1100                    N7544U              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 43 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CREVE COEUR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CREVE COEUR,MO              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- PLT MISTOOK WHEAT FLD FOR SOD RWY.WAS MANEUVERING TO CLEAR HELICOPTER ON RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7544U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7544U), registered now, S/N 484, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STITS SA7D
- Registry model: [Henderson-Doherty-Mueller STITTS SA7D](https://openairdocs.org/model/henderson-doherty-mueller-stitts-sa7d) (registry code 86505VN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Creve Coeur

## 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 19780611014579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780611014579A), Jun 11, 1978: Kinner SPORTSTERK, Creve Coeur, MO, Substantial damage. Plt mistook wheat fld for sod rwy. Was maneuvering to clear helico on rwy.

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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