- Date
- October 11, 1974
- Place
- Berwick, PA · BERWICK, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8904KStinson 108-1
- Status
- Completed · report January 6, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19741011033769A
- Case key
- 143024
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3744 74/10/11 BERWICK,PA STINSON 108-1 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, 2576 TIME - 1330 N8904K PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BERWICK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BERWICK,PA BROOKHAVEN,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- SWERVED TO LEFT ON TAKE OFF RUN,CROSSED HAY FIELD STRUCK TREES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8904K
- Reported as
- Stinson 108-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Berwick
N8904KRegistration cancelled Sep 4, 2021 · Universal Stinson 108-1Airframe modelUniversal Stinson 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.