CHI68F0025

NTSB accident investigation · Stinson 108-1 · Lake City, MI · May 6, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 6, 1967
Place
Lake City, MI · LAKE CITY, MI
Injuries
6 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N8874KStinson 108-1
Status
Completed · report September 8, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
117161

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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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3-1443   67/5/6    LAKE CITY, MICH     STINSON 108-1       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 1350
        TIME - 1740                    N8874K              PX-  0  0  5  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOME ACRES RANCH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE
        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
        REMARKS- PLT LANDED ACFT IN SURF, BEACH TOO CROWDED.

Aircraft

Registration
N8874K
Reported as
Stinson 108-1
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Home Acres Ranch

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.

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