- Date
- November 9, 1980
- Place
- Clearwater, FL · CLEARWATER, FL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N97400Stinson 108-2
- Status
- Completed · report December 2, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19801109067479A
- Case key
- 128519
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2749 80/11/9 NR.CLEARWATER,FL STINSON 108-2 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 50, 351 TIME - 1400 N97400 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CLEARWATER EXEC DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CLEARWATER,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- DIVERTED ATTN WHILE TRIMMING ELEV CTL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N97400
- Reported as
- Stinson 108-2
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Clearwater Exec
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N97400 · 1
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