- Date
- July 1, 1969
- Place
- Elyria, OH · ELYRIA, OH
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N97960Stinson 108
- Status
- Completed · report February 10, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165531
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2952 69/7/1 ELYRIA,OHIO STINSON 108 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 30, 130 TIME - 1600 N97960 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ELYRIA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ELYRIA,OHIO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- RAISED TAIL PREMATURELY,RUDDER CTL INEFFECTIVE,LATE USE OF BRAKE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N97960
- Reported as
- Stinson 108
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Elyria
N97960Registration cancelled May 30, 2013 · Stinson 108-1Airframe modelStinson 108-1Engine modelFranklin 6A4150 series
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