- Date
- July 12, 1969
- Place
- Compton, CA · COMPTON, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N39480Stinson 108
- Status
- Completed · report February 24, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166141
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3085 69/7/12 COMPTON,CALIF STINSON 108 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 54, 600 TIME - 1045 N39480 PX- 2 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COMPTON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COMPTON,CALIF COMPTON,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: RUN STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- OBSERVERS STATED ACFT DEVELOPED INSUFFICIENT POWER. PLT CONT T/O,STALLED ONTO ROOF OF HOUSE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N39480
- Reported as
- Stinson 108
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Compton
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