# NTSB NYC67D0491: Stits SA-6B, N6493C, Taunton, MA, January 21, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 21, 1967
- Place: Taunton, MA · TAUNTON, MA
- Location: 41.9001° N, 71.0898° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Taunton, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9001&lon=-71.0898&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 15, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119330
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67D0491
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67D0491

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0221  67/1/21    TAUNTON,MASS        STITS SA-6B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 1553
        TIME - 1400                    N6493C              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TAUNTON MUNI.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PLT STALLED ACFT ABOUT 25 FT ABOVE AND 50 FT SHORT OF THE RNWY THRESHOLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6493C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: STITS SA-6B
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Taunton Muni.

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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