- Date
- March 28, 1973
- Place
- Wetumpka, AL · WETUMPKA, AL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N97546Stinson 108
- Status
- Completed · report May 9, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730328006799A
- Case key
- 170275
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0728 73/3/28 WETUMPKA,ALA STINSON 108 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 30, 175 TIME - 1030 N97546 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WETUMPKA MUN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WETUMPKA,ALA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 25000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 62 110 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 5 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- WINDS GUSTING 10K.ACFT LEFT RWY,PLT APPLIED BRAKES WHEN OBSVD WIND SOCK IN PATH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N97546
- Reported as
- Stinson 108
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Wetumpka Mun
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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