- Date
- December 7, 1979
- Place
- Hendersonville, NC · HENDERSONVILLE, NC
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N930CStinson 108-3
- Status
- Completed · report March 3, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791207037029A
- Case key
- 133186
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3473 79/12/7 HENDERSONVILLE,NC STINSON 108-3 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 19, 36 TOTAL TIME - 1145 N930C PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WINKLER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HENDERSONVILLE,NC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PRIMER NOT LOCKED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N930C
- Reported as
- Stinson 108-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Winkler
N930CRegistration cancelled Mar 18, 2013 · Stinson 108-3Airframe modelStinson 108-3Engine modelLycoming 0-435
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.