MKC71FCG61

NTSB accident investigation · Stinson 108-3 · Gravois Mills, MO · April 28, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 28, 1971
Place
Gravois Mills, MO · GRAVOIS MILLS, MO
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N6614MStinson 108-3
Status
Completed · report January 3, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
160886

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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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3-1405  71/4/28    GRAVOIS MILLS,MO    STINSON 108-3       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 249
        TIME - 1830                    N6614M              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WULFF HARBOR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRAVOIS MILLS,MO            GRAIN VALLEY,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT 1 HR OUT OF ANNUAL INSP. ACFT DESTROYED BY FIRE. PLT REPORTED PREVIOUS PWR LOSS.

Aircraft

Registration
N6614M
Reported as
Stinson 108-3
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Wulff Harbor

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.