- Date
- December 5, 1964
- Place
- Eureka, CA · EUREKA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3354GStits SA3A
- Status
- Completed · report March 16, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 180384
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3861 64/12/5 EUREKA CALIF STITS SA3A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 2500 TIME - 1500 N3354G PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MURRAY FIELD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S) LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISC-POWER FAILURE DURING INVERTED MANEUVER. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3354G
- Reported as
- Stits SA3A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Murray Field
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