SEA68F0201

NTSB accident investigation · Stinson 10A · Kettle Falls, WA · November 4, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 4, 1967
Place
Kettle Falls, WA · KETTLE FALLS, WA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N32298Stinson 10A
Status
Completed · report September 18, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
112507

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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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3-4800   67/11/4   KETTLE FALLS,WASH   STINSON 10A         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 40, 75 TOTAL
        TIME - 1335                    N32298              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOYD STRIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS

Aircraft

Registration
N32298
Reported as
Stinson 10A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Boyd Strip

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.