- Date
- February 9, 1969
- Place
- Kaplan, LA · KAPLAN, LA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8766KStinson 108-1
- Status
- Completed · report May 26, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 191167
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0514 69/2/9 KAPLAN,LA STINSON 108-1 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 39, 365 TIME - 1630 N8766K PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KAPLAN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- RT MAG DISTRIBUTOR DRIVE GR LOOSE. PLT DID NOT SWITCH MAGS. ACFT STRUCK FENCE AND DITCH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8766K
- Reported as
- Stinson 108-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Kaplan
N8766KRegistration cancelled Mar 11, 2013 · Stinson 108-1Airframe modelStinson 108-1Engine modelFranklin 6A4150 series
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