- Date
- September 10, 1971
- Place
- Amazonia, MO · AMAZONIA, MO
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N559CStinson 108-3
- Status
- Completed · report February 25, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163510
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2350 71/9/10 AMAZONIA,MO STINSON 108-3 CR- 0 1 1 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1800 N559C PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 28, 1173 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 26 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ROSENCRANS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KIRKSVILLE,MO ST.JOSEPH,MO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CRANKSHAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- CRANKSHAFT FAILED.PLT SELECTED IMPROPER LDG AREA. ENG OVERHAULED 67 HRS PRIOR TO FAILURE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N559C
- Reported as
- Stinson 108-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Rosencrans
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