- Date
- July 12, 1975
- Place
- Fresno, CA · FRESNO, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N41KStitts SA3A
- Status
- Completed · report July 28, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750712017769A
- Case key
- 149574
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1600 75/7/12 FRESNO,CA STITTS SA3A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 697 TIME - 0805 N41K PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FRESNO AIR TERM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FRESNO,CA HOLLISTER,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION TURBULENCE TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE REMARKS- BEGAN TKOF AS STEARMAN ROTATED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N41K
- Reported as
- Stitts SA3A
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Fresno Air Term
FAA reports on this event · 1
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