DIA68A0019

NTSB accident investigation · Stinson 108 · Cairo, WV · November 10, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
November 10, 1967
Place
Cairo, WV · CAIRO, WV
Injuries
3 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N97702Stinson 108
Status
Completed · report February 15, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
113568

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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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2-0966  67/11/10   CAIRO, W VA         STINSON 108         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 32, UNK/NR
        TIME - 0346                    N97702              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL 0.11 PCT.

Aircraft

Registration
N97702
Reported as
Stinson 108
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.