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NTSB accident investigation · Stinson L-5 · Emmett, ID · July 15, 1966

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 15, 1966
Place
Emmett, ID · EMMETT, ID
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N58990Stinson L-5
Status
Completed · report March 10, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
171676

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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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2-0613  66/7/15  NR.EMMETT ID          STINSON L-5         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 395
        TIME - 0645                    N58990              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EMMETT MUNICIPAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- ACFT OBS TO MAKE A NEAR VERTICAL BANK ABOUT 400 FEET ABOVE THE TERRAIN AND,THEN ENTER NR VERT DIVE

Aircraft

Registration
N58990
Reported as
Stinson L-5
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Emmett Municipal

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.