LAX67D0187

NTSB accident investigation · Stinson 108 · Mormon Lake, AZ · November 13, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 13, 1966
Place
Mormon Lake, AZ · MORMON LAKE, AZ
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N97417Stinson 108
Status
Completed · report January 30, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
120226

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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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3-3641  66/11/13   MORMON LAKE ARIZ    STINSON 108         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 145
        TIME - 1130                    N97417              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 99 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MORMON LAKE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RUNWAY CLOSED
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
        REMARKS- AIRFIELD CLOSED DURING WINTER MONTHS.

Aircraft

Registration
N97417
Reported as
Stinson 108
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Mormon Lake

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.