- Date
- March 20, 1971
- Place
- Joliet, IL · JOLIET, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N97933Stinson 108-1
- Status
- Completed · report December 16, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160537
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1027 71/3/20 JOLIET,ILL STINSON 108-1 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 25, 194 TIME - 1240 N97933 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - POWERS RLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY REMARKS- 1900FT RWY,MUD IN CNTR.TKOF TO EAST,300FT FRM WEST END.TRACKS CONTD EAST END OF RWY,ACROSS FIELD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N97933
- Reported as
- Stinson 108-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Powers Rla
N97933Registration cancelled Oct 6, 2017 · Stinson 108-1Airframe modelStinson 108-1Engine modelFranklin 6A4150 series
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