- Date
- August 18, 1981
- Place
- Wells, MN · WELLS, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9068KStinson 108-1
- Status
- Completed · report November 27, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810818050299A
- Case key
- 124027
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2787 81/8/18 WELLS,MN STINSON 108-1 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 61, 225 TIME - 1945 N9068K PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 95 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WELLS MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WELLS,MN WELLS,MN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9068K
- Reported as
- Stinson 108-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Wells Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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