# NTSB NYC79FHM11: Stits Play, N2451, Montville, NJ, March 3, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 3, 1979
- Place: Montville, NJ · MONTVILLE, NJ
- Location: 40.9148° N, 74.3838° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montville, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9148&lon=-74.3838&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 11, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137107
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79FHM11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FHM11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0899   79/3/3    MONTVILLE,NJ        STITS PLAY          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 225
        TIME - 1430                    N2451               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HANOVER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONTVILLE,NJ                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- WOODED TERRAIN. LNDD ON ICE COVERED LAKE. ICE BROKE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2451](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2451-2011-09-06), registration cancelled 2011-09-06, S/N 86, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STITS PLAY
- Registry model: [Perrius STITS 11-A](https://openairdocs.org/model/perrius-stits-11-a) (registry code 8650611) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hanover

## 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 19790303007479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790303007479A), Mar 3, 1979: Amtrsa STITSSA11A, Hanover, NJ, Substantial damage. Aircraft broke through ice-covered lake after emergency landing due to engine stoppage. Cause undetermined.

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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