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NTSB accident investigation · Stinson HW-75 · Port Orchard, WA · October 26, 1965

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
October 26, 1965
Place
Port Orchard, WA · PORT ORCHARD, WA
Injuries
1 serious, 1 minor, 1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N22511Stinson HW-75
Status
Completed · report February 8, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
174871

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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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2-0812  65/10/26   PORT ORCHARD WASH   STINSON HW-75       CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 396
        TIME - 1430                    N22511              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 247 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PORT ORCHARD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS

Aircraft

Registration
N22511
Reported as
Stinson HW-75
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Port Orchard

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.