- Date
- November 19, 1977
- Place
- Marfa, TX · MARFA, TX
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8553KStinson 108-1
- Status
- Completed · report December 16, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771119036919A
- Case key
- 145678
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3518 77/11/19 MARFA,TX STINSON 108-1 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 75, 1240 TIME - 0900 N8553K PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MARFA MUNICIPAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MARFA,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8553K
- Reported as
- Stinson 108-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Marfa Municipal
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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