- Date
- October 27, 1969
- Place
- Fayetteville, AR · FAYETTEVILLE, AR
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N444CStinson 108-2
- Status
- Completed · report May 20, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 153339
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4267 69/10/27 FAYETTEVILLE,ARK STINSON 108-2 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 18, 78 TOTAL TIME - 0830 N444C PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 22 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DRAKE FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION STUTTGART,ARK FAYETTEVILLE,ARK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDRAULIC FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE,NONE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND REMARKS- R WING SUBST DAMAGE.R BRAKE CYL SEAL WORN ALLOWED HYD FLUID TO LEAK OUT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N444C
- Reported as
- Stinson 108-2
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Drake Field
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