- Date
- June 17, 1972
- Place
- San Jose, CA · SAN JOSE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3767GStinson L-5
- Status
- Completed · report February 23, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 117519
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2337 72/6/17 SAN JOSE,CALIF STINSON L-5 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 1256 TIME - 0645 N3767G PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 1096 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MILPITAS,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 745 KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING CROPS KIND OF CROP - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT REMARKS- NR1 CYL INTAKE VALVE STUCK OPEN.ACFT NOT RETD AIRWORTHY AFTR ENG MAINT DUE SIMILAR PREV OCCURRENCE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3767G
- Reported as
- Stinson L-5
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ag Strip
N3767GRegistration cancelled May 25, 2011 · Stinson L-5Airframe modelStinson L-5Engine modelContinental W670 series
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