- Date
- July 22, 1969
- Place
- Searchlight, NV · SEARCHLIGHT, NV
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N97585Stinson 108
- Status
- Completed · report November 19, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164204
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2465 69/7/22 SEARCHLIGHT,NEV STINSON 108 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, TIME - UNK/NR N97585 PX- 3 0 0 BUSINESS UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAS VEGAS,NEV BULLHEAD CITY,ARIZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- NR 1 CYL FAILED,IGNITED OIL,CAUSING UNCONTROLLABLE FIRE. CRASHED IN LAKE. PLT TIME 342 HRS 7/8/66.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N97585
- Reported as
- Stinson 108
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N97585Registration cancelled Mar 3, 1971 · Stinson 108Airframe modelStinson 108Engine modelFranklin 6A4150 series
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