MIA69F0073

NTSB accident investigation · Stinson 108-3 · Kennesaw, GA · June 16, 1968

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
June 16, 1968
Place
Kennesaw, GA · KENNESAW, GA
Injuries
1 serious, 2 minor, 1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N635CStinson 108-3
Status
Completed · report April 23, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
109662

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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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3-4871  68/6/16    KENNESAW,GA         STINSON 108-3       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 2800
        TIME - 1430                    N635C               PX-  0  1  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 29 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCCOLLUM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STICKING
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- EXCESSIVE LEAD DEPOSIT IN AREA OF EXHAUST VALVES OF NR 1 AND 3 CYLINDERS

Aircraft

Registration
N635C
Reported as
Stinson 108-3
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Mccollum

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.