OAK66A0043

NTSB accident investigation · Stinson 108-3 · Incoln, NE · April 2, 1966

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
April 2, 1966
Place
Incoln, NE · INCOLN, NE
Injuries
1 fatal, 1 serious, 2 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N6317MStinson 108-3
Status
Completed · report March 3, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
172489

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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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2-0576   66/4/2  NR.INCOLN NEBR        STINSON 108-3       CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 687
        TIME - 2330                    N6317M              PX-  1  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HURLEY RANCH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- AIRPORT UNLIGHTED.RT LANDING GEAR DAMAGED ON INTITIAL TDOWN 3/4 MILE SHORT OF RUNWAY.

Aircraft

Registration
N6317M
Reported as
Stinson 108-3
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Hurley Ranch

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.