- Date
- June 27, 1970
- Place
- Sonoma, CA · SONOMA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2233LStits SA3A
- Status
- Completed · report September 23, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 126640
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0948 70/6/27 SONOMA,CALIF STITS SA3A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1400 N2233L PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 26, 2285 TOTAL HOURS, 10 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SONOMA SKY PARK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SONOMA,CALIF SCHELLVILLE,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- PLT ATTEMPTED SLOW ROLL RIGHT AFTER T/O ON WAY TO AN AIR SHOW.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2233L
- Reported as
- Stits SA3A
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Sonoma Sky Park
N2233LRegistration cancelled Apr 29, 1971 · William H Lehner STITTS SA-3AAirframe modelWilliam H Lehner STITTS SA-3A
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