# NTSB OAK71FVG37: Stinson L-5B, N6709C, Auburn, CA, November 14, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 14, 1970
- Place: Auburn, CA · AUBURN, CA
- Location: 38.8951° N, 121.0767° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Auburn, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8951&lon=-121.0767&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 12, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159224
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK71FVG37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK71FVG37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4173  70/11/14   AUBURN,CALIF        STINSON L-5B        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 58, 538
        TIME - 1130                    N6709C              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 36 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AUBURN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AUBURN,CALIF                SAN JOSE,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- ACFT SWERVED TO R. PLT ABORTED T/O UNTIL ALMOST STOPPED. THEN OPENED THROTTLE FOR SECOND ATTEMPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6709C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6709C), registered now, S/N 44-17087, built 1944 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON L-5B
- Registry model: [Stinson L-5B](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-l-5b) (registry code 8630204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-435A/0-435C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-435a-0-435c) (registry code 41517, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Auburn

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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