- Date
- December 20, 1973
- Place
- Kewanee, IL · KEWANEE, IL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8546KStinson 108
- Status
- Completed · report January 25, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731220040109A
- Case key
- 187654
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3575 73/12/20 KEWANEE,ILL STINSON 108 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 36, 68 TOTAL TIME - 1300 N8546K PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KEWANEE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DAVENPORT,IOWA KEWANEE,ILL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS REMARKS- WHEEL LDG.ACFT DRIFTED SIDEWAYS.R WHEEL CAUGHT IN SNOW BANK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8546K
- Reported as
- Stinson 108
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Kewanee
N8546KRegistration cancelled Mar 7, 2013 · Stinson 108-1Airframe modelStinson 108-1Engine modelFranklin 6A4150 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N8546K · 1
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