Dever STITS PLAYMATE SA11A N7760
22 May 2007 · Connellsville, Pennsylvania, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 22 May 2007 at about 15:55 local time, a Dever STITS PLAYMATE SA11A registered N7760 was involved in an accident near Connellsville, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 15:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Connellsville, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Connellsville Airport (VVS)
- Coordinates
- 39.9592, -79.6572
- Aircraft
- Dever STITS PLAYMATE SA11A
- Registration
- N7760
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Penn Yan → Connellsville
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC07LA123
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inability to maintain control of the airplane due to an undetermined physiological impairment.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
Just before the accident airplane touched down on the runway, the left wing "dipped," and the airplane departed the left side of the runway and struck a parked vehicle. The pilot was unable to recall the final portion of the 3-hour long cross country flight, including the approach and landing. The pilot stated that he may have been "knocked out" by a medication that he began taking two days prior to the accident flight. While taking the drug the pilot did not "feel right" and reported that he was "dizzy." The pilot had taken the drug on the day the accident occurred. What role, if any, the pilot's other medical conditions played in the accident could not be determined. Examination of the airplane revealed no evidence of any mechanical abnormalities. The pilot's most recent FAA medical certificate was issued 5 years prior to the accident.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 25 Sep 2007 | Taylorcraft BC12-D | Atlantic, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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