NONE · SCHREIBER-STITTS SA-3B · 1994-08-21 · MUSCATINE, IA, USA
Event
NTSB number
CHI94LA295
Event ID
20001206X02016
Type
Accident
Date
1994-08-21
Location
MUSCATINE, IA, USA
Coordinates
41.410579, -91.070594
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
SCHREIBER-STITTS
Model
SA-3B
Registration
N79GJ
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
A LOOSE INTAKE MANIFOLD PIPE ON THE AIRPLANE'S ENGINE WHICH RESULTED FROM IMPROPER MAINTENANCE. FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ACCIDENT WERE THE BUILDER/PILOT IMPROPERLY INSTALLING THE INTAKE MANIFOLD PIPE AND THE ALTERNATE LANDING AREA'S HIGH VEGETATION.