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NTSB accident investigation · Stinson 108 · Rexburg, ID · February 22, 1970

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
February 22, 1970
Place
Rexburg, ID · REXBURG, ID
Injuries
1 serious, 1 minor, 2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N9527KStinson 108
Status
Completed · report July 2, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
140358

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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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3-0409  70/2/22    REXBURG,ID          STINSON 108         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 800
        TIME - 1902                    N9527K              PX-  0  1  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - REXBURG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TWIN FALLS,ID               REXBURG,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- PLT ALLOWED ACFT TO DESCEND TOO LOW WHILE LOOKING FOR WIND SOCK ON ARPT.

Aircraft

Registration
N9527K
Reported as
Stinson 108
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Rexburg

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.