- Date
- May 15, 1965
- Place
- Mt Ulla, NC · MT ULLA, NC
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N985DStinson 108
- Status
- Completed · report June 18, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 178022
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0203 65/5/15 NR.MT ULLA NC STINSON 108 CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 31, TIME - 1530 N985D PX- 0 0 0 PARAJUMP-SPORT 110 TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: BUZZING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- TWO PASSENGERS MADE VOLUNTARY JUMPS FROM AIRCRAFT BEFORE ACCIDENT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N985D
- Reported as
- Stinson 108
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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