- Date
- October 2, 1971
- Place
- Acton, IN · ACTON, IN
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6919MStinson 108-3
- Status
- Completed · report June 14, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164152
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4013 71/10/2 ACTON,IND STINSON 108-3 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 152 TIME - 1510 N6919M PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SKYWAY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GREENWOOD,IND RUSHVILLE,IND TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT PITCH CONTROL PROBLEM AIRFRAME BUFFET SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 87 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 240 9 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- DENS ALT 2500FT.CONTD FLT AFTR HITTING FENCE.LNDD IN SOYBEAN FLD.16FT BARBED WIRE ENTANGLD IN TAIL
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6919M
- Reported as
- Stinson 108-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Skyway
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