# NTSB MIA67F0209: Stinson 108-3, N885C, Marietta, GA, September 10, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 10, 1966
- Place: Marietta, GA · MARIETTA, GA
- Location: 33.9536° N, 84.5425° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marietta, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9536&lon=-84.5425&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 8, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121119
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA67F0209
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67F0209

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2533  66/9/10    MARIETTA GA         STINSON 108-3       CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 235
        TIME - 1530                    N885C               PX-  0  0  1  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCCOLLUM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: AILERON AND AILERON TAB CONTROL SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CROSSED
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT REBUILT AT OWNERS HOME. AILERONS CROSS-RIGGED AT BELL CRANKS IN WING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N885C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N885C-1970-06-25), registration cancelled 1970-06-25, S/N 108-3885 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108-3
- Registry model: [Stinson 108-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-3) (registry code 9230408) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mccollum

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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