NYC69D0326

NTSB accident investigation · Stinson 108-3 · Basking Ridge, NJ · February 25, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 25, 1969
Place
Basking Ridge, NJ · BASKING RIDGE, NJ
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N713CStinson 108-3
Status
Completed · report April 29, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
191384

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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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3-0252  69/2/25    BASKING RIDGE,NJ    STINSON 108-3       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 876
        TIME - 1000                    N713C               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 45 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOMERSET HILLS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
        REMARKS- WHEEL STRUCK SOFT SPOT DURING T/O.

Aircraft

Registration
N713C
Reported as
Stinson 108-3
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Somerset Hills

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.