- Date
- July 5, 1970
- Place
- Midland, MI · MIDLAND, MI
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N4677TStokes Me SF
- Status
- Completed · report April 26, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 114265
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2854 70/7/5 MIDLAND,MICH STOKES ME SF CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 52, 106 TIME - 2000 N4677T PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BARSTOW DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MIDLAND,MICH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN REMARKS- LDG GR SET TOO FAR AFT. SECOND TIME ACFT OVERTURNED SINCE CERT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4677T
- Reported as
- Stokes Me SF
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Barstow
N4677TRegistered now · Stokes M. E. SFAirframe modelStokes M. E. SFEngine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
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