MIA69A0028

NTSB accident investigation · Stinson 108-3 · Ft.Lauderdale, FL · November 28, 1968

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
November 28, 1968
Place
Ft.Lauderdale, FL · FT.LAUDERDALE, FL
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N4174CStinson 108-3
Status
Completed · report March 31, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
192019

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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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3-4805  68/11/28   FT.LAUDERDALE,FLA   STINSON 108-3       CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0213                    N4174C              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 30, 243 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FT.LAUDERDALE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT.LAUDERDALE,FLA           FT.LAUDERDALE,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- STRUCK POWER POLE 941 FT SHORT OF RWY. PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.22 PCT. PX 0.215 PCT.

Aircraft

Registration
N4174C
Reported as
Stinson 108-3
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Ft.Lauderdale

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.