- Date
- July 18, 1965
- Place
- Amherst, NY · AMHERST, NY
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N860CStinson 108-3
- Status
- Completed · report September 22, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 176567
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2284 65/7/18 AMHERST NY STINSON 108-3 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 53, 525 TIME - 1530 N860C PX- 0 0 2 DEMONSTRATION TOTAL HOURS, 125 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - STEFFEN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- CLOTH WEDGED IN CARBURETOR INTAKE SCOOP
Aircraft
- Registration
- N860C
- Reported as
- Stinson 108-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Steffen
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