SEA68D0198

NTSB accident investigation · Stinson 108 · Enterprise, OR · November 4, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 4, 1967
Place
Enterprise, OR · ENTERPRISE, OR
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N97408Stinson 108
Status
Completed · report May 3, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
112476

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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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3-4733   67/11/4 NR.ENTERPRISE,OREG    STINSON 108         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 73, 10000
        TIME - 1600                    N97408              PX-  0  0  2  SEARCH AND RESCUE         TOTAL HOURS, 6000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON
        REMARKS- ATTEMPTED LNDG ON CANYON UPSLOPE.

Aircraft

Registration
N97408
Reported as
Stinson 108
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.