- Date
- September 28, 1973
- Place
- East Waterford, PA · EAST WATERFORD, PA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9745KStinson 108-2
- Status
- Completed · report November 15, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730928031169A
- Case key
- 188509
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2968 73/9/28 EAST WATERFORD,PA STINSON 108-2 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 500 TIME - 1945 N9745K PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 66 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WEST CHESTER,PA STATE COLLEGE,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT LOW ON FUEL ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER REMARKS- PLT RQSTD CURRENT WX BFR DEPT,ENROUTE ENCTRD DETERIORATING WX COND.DID NOT RQST WX FCST.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9745K
- Reported as
- Stinson 108-2
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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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.