CHI68A0108

NTSB accident investigation · Stinson 108-3 · Put-In-Bay, OH · June 10, 1968

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
June 10, 1968
Place
Put-In-Bay, OH · PUT-IN-BAY, OH
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N6780MStinson 108-3
Status
Completed · report November 15, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
109546

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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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3-3283  68/6/10  NR.PUT-IN-BAY,OHIO    STINSON 108-3       CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, UNK/NR
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N6780M              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDETERMINED                                             UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER CONSIDERABLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       80
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           60                                                       6
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- ONE WHEEL,PART OF STRUT RECOVERED 6/11/68.PLT BODY RECOVERED 6/18/68.PX BODY RECOVERED 6/16/68.

Aircraft

Registration
N6780M
Reported as
Stinson 108-3
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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