- Date
- November 18, 1973
- Place
- Baker, FL · BAKER, FL
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N97378Stinson 108
- Status
- Completed · report January 11, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731118038029A
- Case key
- 187991
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3522 73/11/18 BAKER,FLA STINSON 108 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 27, 484 TIME - 1640 N97378 PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 195 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DOTSON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BAKER,FLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: VENTS,DRAINS,TANK CAPS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- INSECTS OBS TANK VENT WITH MUD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N97378
- Reported as
- Stinson 108
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Dotson
N97378Registration cancelled Nov 26, 2012 · Stinson 108Airframe modelStinson 108Engine modelFranklin 6A4150 series
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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.