- Date
- August 9, 1968
- Place
- Aurora, CO · AURORA, CO
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8124KStinson 108-2
- Status
- Completed · report October 14, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 108802
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2695 68/8/9 AURORA,COLO STINSON 108-2 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 258 TIME - 1045 N8124K PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY RANCH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- MOUSE NEST BLOCKED CARB INTAKE. ACFT HAD BEEN TIED DOWN OUTSIDE FOR LAST 3 MOS. FIRST FLT SINCE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8124K
- Reported as
- Stinson 108-2
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sky Ranch
N8124KRegistration cancelled Aug 7, 2013 · Stinson 108-2Airframe modelStinson 108-2Engine modelFranklin 6A4165 series
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