- Date
- December 21, 1970
- Place
- Midlothian, TX · MIDLOTHIAN, TX
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N910CStinson 108-3
- Status
- Completed · report October 1, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159637
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4463 70/12/21 MIDLOTHIAN,TEX STINSON 108-3 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 36, 530 TIME - 1500 N910C PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BEAN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CORSICANA,TEX MIDLOTHIAN,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- TAIL WHEEL CAUGHT TOP WIRE OF PWR LINES,OVER THRESHOLD,40FT AGL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N910C
- Reported as
- Stinson 108-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bean
N910CRegistration cancelled May 17, 2013 · Stinson 108-3Airframe modelStinson 108-3Engine modelFranklin 6A4165 series
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