- Date
- May 31, 1981
- Place
- Valley Center, KS · VALLEY CENTER, KS
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N97899Stinson 108-2
- Status
- Completed · report August 20, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810531031419A
- Case key
- 125680
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1444 81/5/31 VALLEY CENTER,KS STINSON 108-2 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1530 N97899 PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 48, 12000 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HIGH POINT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VALLEY CENTER,KS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N97899
- Reported as
- Stinson 108-2
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- High Point
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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