NYC65F0116

NTSB accident investigation · Stinson 108-2 · Allentown, PA · April 11, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 11, 1965
Place
Allentown, PA · ALLENTOWN, PA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N386CStinson 108-2
Status
Completed · report June 17, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
178832

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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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3-0911  65/4/11    ALLENTOWN PA        STINSON 108-2       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 568
        TIME - 1310                    N386C               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - QUEEN CITY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          LDG GR-ONE TAIL WHEEL STEERING SPRING MISSING.

Aircraft

Registration
N386C
Reported as
Stinson 108-2
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Queen City

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.