LAX67D0126

NTSB accident investigation · Stinson 108-2 · Baker, CA · September 10, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 10, 1966
Place
Baker, CA · BAKER, CA
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N479CStinson 108-2
Status
Completed · report January 5, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
120802

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3265  66/9/10  NR.BAKER CALIF        STINSON 108-2       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 421
        TIME - 1300                    N479C               PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 144 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PILOT SOLD WRECKAGE AT CRASH SITE. ENGINE NOT AVAILABLE TO INVESTIGATOR.

Aircraft

Registration
N479C
Reported as
Stinson 108-2
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.