- Date
- March 18, 1968
- Place
- Beaver, OK · BEAVER, OK
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6175MStinson 108-3
- Status
- Completed · report April 26, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 118621
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0612 68/3/18 BEAVER,OKLA STINSON 108-3 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 37, 102 TIME - 1415 N6175M PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL SELECTOR POSITIONED BETWEEN TANKS WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 190 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 20 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR REMARKS- LANDED ON DIRT ROAD. CROSSWIND 20K,GUSTING. ACFT STRUCK DITCH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6175M
- Reported as
- Stinson 108-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N6175MRegistration cancelled Oct 3, 2012 · Stinson 108-3Airframe modelStinson 108-3Engine modelLycoming 0-435A/0-435C
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.
Other investigations on N6175M · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC85LA087Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChugiak, AKWhile landing with a gusty x-wind, the acft bounced, the left wing dragged the ground & the acft went off the rwy. The plt stated that due to the x-wind & his foot slipping off of the rudder pedal, he was unable to maintain directional control.NTSB ANC72DAG19Accident · No injuriesClosedAnchorage, AK