SEA68D0035

NTSB accident investigation · Stinson 108 · Challis, ID · July 18, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 18, 1967
Place
Challis, ID · CHALLIS, ID
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N252CStinson 108
Status
Completed · report November 28, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
115299

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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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3-3084  67/7/18    CHALLIS,ID          STINSON 108         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 61, 2000
        TIME - 1945                    N252C               PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 140 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MAHONEY BAR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: RUN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-CARBURETOR
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- ENG LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF. GROUND LOOP INTENTIONAL TO AVOID BLUFF AT END OF RNWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N252C
Reported as
Stinson 108
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Mahoney Bar

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.