CHI66D0183

NTSB accident investigation · Stinson 108 · Put In Bay, OH · July 3, 1965

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
July 3, 1965
Place
Put In Bay, OH · PUT IN BAY, OH
Injuries
1 minor, 2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N8173KStinson 108
Status
Completed · report September 27, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
176598

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2327   65/7/3    PUT IN BAY OHIO     STINSON 108         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 600
        TIME - 1515                    N8173K              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PUT IN BAY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER

Aircraft

Registration
N8173K
Reported as
Stinson 108
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Put In Bay

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.