MKC66F0367

NTSB accident investigation · Stinson L-5 · Desoto, KS · January 13, 1966

AccidentClosed
Date
January 13, 1966
Place
Desoto, KS · DESOTO, KS
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N7605BStinson L-5
Status
Completed · report May 3, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
173995

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0575  66/1/13    DESOTO KANS         STINSON L-5         CR-  0  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             AGE UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
        TIME - 2200                    N7605B              PX-  0  0  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KC SUBURBAN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
        REMARKS- NIGHT OPERATION. PILOT COULD NOT BE LOCATED, INJURIES UNKNOWN.

Aircraft

Registration
N7605B
Reported as
Stinson L-5
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Kc Suburban

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.