NYC70D0129

NTSB accident investigation · Stinson 108 · Poestenkill, NY · August 7, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 7, 1969
Place
Poestenkill, NY · POESTENKILL, NY
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N97992Stinson 108
Status
Completed · report February 13, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
181348

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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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3-3027   69/8/7    POESTENKILL,NY      STINSON 108         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 53 TOTAL
        TIME - 1830                    N97992              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SICHO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          POESTENKILL,NY              POESTENKILL,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N97992
Reported as
Stinson 108
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Sicho

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.