- Date
- January 23, 1973
- Place
- Ft.Pierce, FL · FT.PIERCE, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N97632Stinson 108-1
- Status
- Completed · report April 11, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730123001589A
- Case key
- 169983
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0294 73/1/23 FT.PIERCE,FLA STINSON 108-1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1400 N97632 PX- 0 0 1 MAPPING/PHOTO AGE 28, 4356 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 30 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ST.LUCIE COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ORLANDO,FLA FT.LAUDERDALE,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE DITCHING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- NR 1 CYL CRACKED AT BASE. DITCHED IN WATERWAY. OVERFLEW SUITABLE LDG SITES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N97632
- Reported as
- Stinson 108-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- St.Lucie County
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.