- Date
- September 5, 1964
- Place
- Mobridge, SD · MOBRIDGE, SD
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4985EStits SA3B
- Status
- Completed · report November 6, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 182048
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2773 64/9/5 NR.MOBRIDGE S DAK STITS SA3B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 36, 176 TIME - 1900 N4985E PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 119 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4985E
- Reported as
- Stits SA3B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N4985ERegistered now · Stitts Playboy SA-3AAirframe modelStitts Playboy SA-3AEngine modelLycoming 0-290 series
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