CHI70F0067

NTSB accident investigation · Stinson 108 · Lombard, IL · June 8, 1969

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
June 8, 1969
Place
Lombard, IL · LOMBARD, IL
Injuries
2 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N8941KStinson 108
Status
Completed · report August 19, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
176726

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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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3-2009   69/6/8    LOMBARD,ILL         STINSON 108         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 34, 57 TOTAL
        TIME - 1930                    N8941K              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MITCHELL FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE

Aircraft

Registration
N8941K
Reported as
Stinson 108
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Mitchell Field

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.