- Date
- March 21, 1965
- Place
- St Paul, MN · ST PAUL, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N653CStinson 108-3
- Status
- Completed · report June 23, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 179139
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0975 65/3/21 ST PAUL MINN STINSON 108-3 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 46, 25 TOTAL TIME - 1500 N653C PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE HOURS, 13 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ST PAUL DOWNTOWN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N653C
- Reported as
- Stinson 108-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- St Paul Downtown
N653CRegistration cancelled Mar 28, 2018 · Stinson 108-3Airframe modelStinson 108-3Engine modelFranklin 6A4165 series
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Other investigations on N653C · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CHI01LA333Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDuluth, MNThe pilots failure to maintain directional control during the landing. Factors were the crosswind and the soft terrain.NTSB CHI96LA085Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSandstone, MNthe pilot's selection of an ice-covered runway for takeoff. A factor was the icy runway.