- Date
- February 26, 1966
- Place
- Sparta, MI · SPARTA, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8437KStinson 108-1
- Status
- Completed · report April 4, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 173026
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0388 66/2/26 NR.SPARTA MICH STINSON 108-1 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 47, 243 TIME - 1630 N8437K PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SPARTA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8437K
- Reported as
- Stinson 108-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sparta
N8437KRegistration cancelled Mar 16, 2018 · Stinson 108-1Airframe modelStinson 108-1Engine modelFranklin 6A4150 series
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