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NTSB accident investigation · Stinson 108-2 · Espanola, NM · September 30, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 30, 1970
Place
Espanola, NM · ESPANOLA, NM
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N9558KStinson 108-2
Status
Completed · report July 12, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
158524

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3910  70/9/30    ESPANOLA,N MEX      STINSON 108-2       CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 35, 27 TOTAL
        TIME - 0620                    N9558K              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ESPANOLA MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOS ALAMOS,N MEX            ESPANOLA,N MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE

Aircraft

Registration
N9558K
Reported as
Stinson 108-2
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Espanola Muni

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.