- Date
- September 5, 1976
- Place
- Cedar Springs, MI · CEDAR SPRINGS, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6580MStinson 108-3
- Status
- Completed · report November 9, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760905030469A
- Case key
- 155780
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2994 76/9/5 CEDAR SPRINGS,MI STINSON 108-3 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 60, 1028 TIME - 2000 N6580M PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 57 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NORTH KENT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SPARTA,MI CEDAR SPRINGS,MI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: GO-AROUND COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FOREIGN PARTICLES IN CARB PREVENTED FLOAT VALVE FM SEATING.CARB 15 HRS STO.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6580M
- Reported as
- Stinson 108-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- North Kent
N6580MRegistration cancelled Apr 29, 2013 · Stinson 108-3Airframe modelStinson 108-3Engine modelFranklin 6A4165 series
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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.