# NTSB MKC79FCQ27: Stitts JD1, N3JD, Wichita, KS, June 5, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 5, 1979
- Place: Wichita, KS · WICHITA, KS
- Location: 37.6922° N, 97.3375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6922&lon=-97.3375&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 5, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135695
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79FCQ27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCQ27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1202   79/6/5    WICHITA,KS          STITTS JD1          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 300
        TIME - 1220                    N3JD                PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RIVERSIDE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WICHITA,KS                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3JD](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3JD-2008-01-29), registration cancelled 2008-01-29, S/N 1, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STITTS JD1
- Registry model: [Driskill JD-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/driskill-jd-1) (registry code 0565324) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Riverside

## 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 19790605010709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790605010709A), Jun 5, 1979: Amtrsa STITSSA6B, Wichita, KS, Destroyed. Airplane was observed spinning to the ground on base leg. No defects found in airplane or pilot.

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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