- Date
- March 28, 1973
- Place
- Somers, CT · SOMERS, CT
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8485KStinson 108-1
- Status
- Completed · report April 16, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730328005249A
- Case key
- 169905
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0376 73/3/28 SOMERS,CONN STINSON 108-1 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 52, 850 TIME - 1240 N8485K PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ELLINGTON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ELLINGTON,CONN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- T/O R FUEL TANK,MIN FUEL,DID NOT SWITCH.APCH TO GOLF CRS OBSVD PEOPLE,DRG TURN TO ADJ FLD HIT TREE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8485K
- Reported as
- Stinson 108-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ellington
N8485KRegistration cancelled May 14, 2013 · Stinson 108-1Airframe modelStinson 108-1Engine modelFranklin 6A4150 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.