- Date
- March 2, 1978
- Place
- Amityville, NY · AMITYVILLE, NY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N97371Stinson 108
- Status
- Completed · report June 19, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780302004919A
- Case key
- 143442
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0950 78/3/2 AMITYVILLE,NY STINSON 108 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 262 TIME - 0930 N97371 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ZAHNS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AMITYVILLE,NY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N97371
- Reported as
- Stinson 108
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Zahns
N97371Registration cancelled Apr 29, 2023 · Universal Stinson 108Airframe modelUniversal Stinson 108Engine modelFranklin 6A4150 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N97371 · 1
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