- Date
- April 24, 1971
- Place
- Blythe, CA · BLYTHE, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N926DStinson 108
- Status
- Completed · report December 29, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160938
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1358 71/4/24 BLYTHE,CALIF STINSON 108 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 3500 TIME - 1300 N926D PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 310 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BLYTHE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BLYTHE,CALIF CHINO,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN GEAR COLLAPSED TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- PRKNG BRK NOT FULLY RELEASED PRIOR TO TAXI.BRAKE GRABBED ON TKOF ROLL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N926D
- Reported as
- Stinson 108
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Blythe
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