- Date
- December 15, 1965
- Place
- Mechanicsville, VA · MECHANICSVILLE, VA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3707CStinson L-5E
- Status
- Completed · report January 7, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 174765
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3452 65/12/15 MECHANICSVILLE VA STINSON L-5E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 47, 2290 TIME - 1300 N3707C PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1500 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WHARTON TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN REMARKS- LANDING WAS MADE ON NORMALLY SUITABLE OVERRUN AREA THAT HAD BEEN RECENTLY DISCED.PRIVATE AIRSTRIP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3707C
- Reported as
- Stinson L-5E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Wharton
N3707CRegistration cancelled Nov 8, 2012 · Stinson L-5EAirframe modelStinson L-5EEngine modelLycoming 0-435A/0-435C
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