CHI67F0077

NTSB accident investigation · Stinson 108 · Ravenna, MI · July 4, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 4, 1966
Place
Ravenna, MI · RAVENNA, MI
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N97616Stinson 108
Status
Completed · report August 29, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
170906

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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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3-1829   66/7/4  NR.RAVENNA MICH       STINSON 108         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 99 TOTAL
        TIME - 2000                    N97616              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SORENSEN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND

Aircraft

Registration
N97616
Reported as
Stinson 108
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Sorensen

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.