MIA65A0070

NTSB accident investigation · Stinson 108-3 · Bunnell, FL · January 1, 1965

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
January 1, 1965
Place
Bunnell, FL · BUNNELL, FL
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Uncontrolled descent
Aircraft
N525CStinson 108-3
Status
Completed · report April 19, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
180467

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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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2-0021   65/1/1  NR.BUNNELL FLA        STINSON 108-3       CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 1250
        TIME - 1745                    N525C               PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- TERRAIN-AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON A WOODED SWAMP AREA.

Aircraft

Registration
N525C
Reported as
Stinson 108-3
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.