# Accident 19810523049979A: Stnson L5, Calavares, CA, May 23, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1981, 07:10 local time
- Place: Calavares, CA
- Airport: Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N63098, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63098-2013-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson L-5 (registry code 8630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-l-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-435A/0-435C (registry code 41517, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-435a-0-435c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STNSON L5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,240 total, 512 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81DVG37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DVG37) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810523049979A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

TOOK OFF WITH PARKING BRAKE ON. LOST CONTROL ON LANDING, GROUND-LOOPED INTO DIRT EMBANKMENT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX81DVG37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DVG37), May 23, 1981: Stinson L-5 (N63098), Calavares, CA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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