- Date
- October 5, 1969
- Place
- Alma, GA · ALMA, GA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8518KStinson 108-1
- Status
- Completed · report July 7, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 154130
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4702 69/10/5 ALMA,GA STINSON 108-1 CR- 0 0 2 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 47, 78 TOTAL TIME - 1200 N8518K PX- 0 0 0 SEARCH AND RESCUE HOURS, 25 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BACON COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DOUGLAS,GA ALMA,GA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) COPILOT - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT COPILOT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE BROKEN 1500 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 4 MILES OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND HAZE RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 77 50 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 10 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- CO-PLT,A FLT INSTR,IN THE R SEAT WAS MAKING THE LDG. ACFT NOT EQUIPPED WITH BRAKES ON R SIDE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8518K
- Reported as
- Stinson 108-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bacon County
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