- Date
- January 1, 1968
- Place
- Belle Glade, FL · BELLE GLADE, FL
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6597MStinson 108-3
- Status
- Completed · report February 23, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 114956
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0186 68/1/1 BELLE GLADE,FLA STINSON 108-3 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 600 TIME - 1540 N6597M PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- NO.6 EXH VALVE FAILED.1222 ENG HRS SINCE INSTALLATION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6597M
- Reported as
- Stinson 108-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N6597MRegistration cancelled Aug 14, 2013 · Universal Stinson 108-3Airframe modelUniversal Stinson 108-3Engine modelFranklin 6A4165 series
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