SEA69D0137

NTSB accident investigation · Stinson 108-3 · Seattle, WA · October 26, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 26, 1968
Place
Seattle, WA · SEATTLE, WA
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N6283MStinson 108-3
Status
Completed · report January 10, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
107486

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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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3-3966  68/10/26   SEATTLE,WASH        STINSON 108-3       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 1160
        TIME - 1500                    N6283M              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KURTZER SPB
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- HIT BOAT WAKE AT AN ANGLE,TORE OFF LT FLOAT.ACFT SANK IN LAKE.

Aircraft

Registration
N6283M
Reported as
Stinson 108-3
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Kurtzer Spb

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.