- Date
- May 16, 1965
- Place
- Kingwood, WV · KINGWOOD, WV
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N97709Stinson 108
- Status
- Completed · report July 27, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 181723
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1297 65/5/16 KINGWOOD W VA STINSON 108 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 41, 175 TIME - 1245 N97709 PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CAMP DAWSON TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N97709
- Reported as
- Stinson 108
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Camp Dawson
N97709Registration cancelled Nov 26, 2012 · Stinson 108Airframe modelStinson 108Engine modelFranklin 6A4150 series
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