MIA68F0312

NTSB accident investigation · Stinson L-5 · Blairsville, GA · October 8, 1967

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
October 8, 1967
Place
Blairsville, GA · BLAIRSVILLE, GA
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N64688Stinson L-5
Status
Completed · report January 5, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
113491

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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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2-0799   67/10/8   BLAIRSVILLE,GA      STINSON L-5         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 500
        TIME - 1615                    N64688              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  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: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  1500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       65
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           40                                                       5
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- STRUCK SIDE OF MT.

Aircraft

Registration
N64688
Reported as
Stinson L-5
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed