# NTSB LAX66D0233: Stinson 108, N97648, Hemet, CA, December 6, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 6, 1965
- Place: Hemet, CA · HEMET, CA
- Location: 33.7341° N, 116.9968° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hemet, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7341&lon=-116.9968&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 2, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174325
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66D0233
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66D0233

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3817   65/12/6   HEMET CALIF         STINSON 108         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 48, 45 TOTAL
        TIME - 1500                    N97648              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 41 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RYAN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- LEFT WHEEL BRAKE CLIP P/N 9510197 FAILED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N97648](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97648-2013-05-30), registration cancelled 2013-05-30, S/N 108648, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108
- Registry model: [Stinson 108](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108) (registry code 9230402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6A4150 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4150-series) (registry code 27024, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ryan

## Other investigations on N97648 (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX07CA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA152), May 5, 2007: Stinson 108 (N97648), Auburn, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed during an aborted landing that resulted in a stall/mush.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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