Amateur-built STITSPLAYMATE SA-11A accident near Rolling Prairie, Indiana, June 21, 1987
On June 21, 1987 at about 9:00 am local time, a amateur-built STITSPLAYMATE SA-11A, registered N2813, was destroyed in an accident near Rolling Prairie, Indiana. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was killed. The weather was instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 21, 1987 · about 9:00 am local time
- Place
- Rolling Prairie, Indiana · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was killed.
- Weather
- instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built STITSPLAYMATE SA-11A STITSPLAYM
- Registration
- N2813 · registry record · serial 84
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN OPEN RISING FIELD KILLING PILOT AND DESTROYING AIRCRAFT. HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT WAS NOT IFR-EQUIPPED OR CERTIFIED. PILOT HAD LESS THAN TEN HOURS ON AIRCRAFT. NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. NO RECORD OF WEATHER BRIEFING, OR IN-FLIGHT WEATHER ADVISORY. SIGMET WAS ISSUED FOR AREA WHICH INCLUDED NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS, TURBULENCE, LOW CEILINGS AND FOG. CONDITIONS WERE IMC AT CRASH SITE AT TIME OF OCCURRENCE.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 220 hours in all; 9 in this make and model
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 523 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, May 29, 1987; 5 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,500 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-320 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 1C1 Paxton IL
- Destination: 3AE Anderson IN
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Wind: from 110° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 2 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 800 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 72°F (22°C), dew point 72°F (22°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 8:50 am from SBN, 13 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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