- Date
- March 24, 1971
- Place
- Gerlach, NV · GERLACH, NV
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N97000Stinson 108
- Status
- Completed · report December 20, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160478
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1125 71/3/24 GERLACH,NEV STINSON 108 CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0840 N97000 PX- 0 0 0 POWER/PIPELINE AGE 39, 732 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 12 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RENO,NEV LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: OTHER COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PWR LINE PATROL.RAN R TANK DRY,ALT TOO LOW TO RECOVER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N97000
- Reported as
- Stinson 108
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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