- Date
- April 16, 1972
- Place
- Seward, NE · SEWARD, NE
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 4 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8047KStinson 108-2
- Status
- Completed · report September 20, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165342
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0163 72/4/16 SEWARD,NEBR STINSON 108-2 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, 579 TIME - 1615 N8047K PX- 0 1 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 176 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SEWARD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SEWARD,NEBR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- ATTEMPTED T/O FROM MARGINAL RWY,HIT 8 FT ROAD BANK AT END. PLT LOWERED FULL FLAPS AFTER LIFT OFF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8047K
- Reported as
- Stinson 108-2
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Seward
N8047KRegistration cancelled Oct 9, 1974 · Universal Stinson 108-2Airframe modelUniversal Stinson 108-2
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