- Date
- August 10, 1971
- Place
- Cartersville, GA · CARTERSVILLE, GA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N236CStinson 108-2
- Status
- Completed · report February 2, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162655
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
On this page
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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1891 71/8/10 CARTERSVILLE,GA STINSON 108-2 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 41, 377 TIME - 1710 N236C PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CARTERSVILLE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CEDARTOWN,GA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH= REMARKS- FLEW INTO PWR LINE GRND WIRES ON UNAUTH FLT. PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.16 PCT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N236C
- Reported as
- Stinson 108-2
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Cartersville
N236CRegistration cancelled Oct 26, 1971 · Universal Stinson 108-2Airframe modelUniversal Stinson 108-2
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.