SEA68A0040

NTSB accident investigation · Stinson 108-2 · Tigard, OR · November 5, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
November 5, 1967
Place
Tigard, OR · TIGARD, OR
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N963DStinson 108-2
Status
Completed · report March 7, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
113585

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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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2-1002   67/11/5   TIGARD,OREG         STINSON 108-2       CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 75 TOTAL
        TIME - 1238                    N963D               PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEYER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- ATTEMPTED GO AROUND INTO RISING TERRAIN.

Aircraft

Registration
N963D
Reported as
Stinson 108-2
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Meyer

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.