- Date
- August 12, 1973
- Place
- Rockford, IL · ROCKFORD, IL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N65414Stinson L-5
- Status
- Completed · report September 14, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730812023999A
- Case key
- 189441
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2101 73/8/12 ROCKFORD,ILL STINSON L-5 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1745 N65414 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 26, 1201 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 9 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ROCKFORD,ILL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- CARB & TANKS CONTAINED GRITTY SUBSTANCE. ENG QUIT. PLT TRIED TO AVOID TREES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N65414
- Reported as
- Stinson L-5
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N65414Registration cancelled Feb 25, 2013 · Stinson L-5Airframe modelStinson L-5Engine modelLycoming 0-435A/0-435C
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.