- Date
- June 15, 1980
- Place
- Axton, VA · AXTON, VA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N968DStinson 108-2
- Status
- Completed · report October 20, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800615019099A
- Case key
- 130495
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2198 80/6/15 AXTON,VA STINSON 108-2 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 27, 345 TIME - 1945 N968D PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 69 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - AXTON AIR EEZ DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AXTON,VA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPERLY SERVICED AIRCRAFT (OWNER-PILOT) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL GRADE-IMPROPER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- ORANGE-RED FUEL,TYPE UNKNOWN.FOREIGN MATL IN CARB.STALLED OVR TREES AT 150FT.WND GUSTS TO 15KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N968D
- Reported as
- Stinson 108-2
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Axton Air Eez
N968DRegistration cancelled Sep 17, 2009 · Stinson 108-2Airframe modelStinson 108-2Engine modelFranklin 6A4165 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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