# NTSB SEA75FYE04: Sorrell JA3-80, N68654, Arlington, WA, July 19, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 19, 1974
- Place: Arlington, WA · ARLINGTON, WA
- Location: 48.1704° N, 122.1446° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arlington, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1704&lon=-122.1446&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 30, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132592
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA75FYE04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75FYE04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4073  74/7/19    ARLINGTON,WASH      SORRELL JA3-80      CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 23,
        TIME - 1315                    N68654              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      20 TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ARLINGTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ARLINGTON,WASH              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- UNCERTIFICATED HOMEBUILT ACFT.LOST CTL ON TKOF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N68654](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68654-1974-08-14), registration cancelled 1974-08-14, S/N 1 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SORRELL JA3-80
- Registry model: [Sorrell John JA-3-80](https://openairdocs.org/model/sorrell-john-ja-3-80) (registry code 05632V7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Arlington

## 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 19740719024359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740719024359A), Jul 19, 1974: Kinner SPORTSTERK, Arlington, WA, Destroyed. Uncertificated homebuilt acft. Lost ctl on tkof.

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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