SEA72AS009

NTSB accident investigation · Stinson 108-2 · Port Angeles, WA · September 3, 1971

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 3, 1971
Place
Port Angeles, WA · PORT ANGELES, WA
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Uncontrolled descent
Aircraft
N890DStinson 108-2
Status
Completed · report January 6, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
163561

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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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3-1478   71/9/3  NR.PORT ANGELES,WASH  STINSON 108-2       CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 2000
        TIME - 1800                    N890D               PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         PORT ANGELES,WASH           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- UNKN WHO AT CTLS.PERSONS AT ARPT SAID BOTH DRUNKT. PAX BLOOD ALCOHOL 0.229 PCT. PLT,ACFT NOT RCVRD

Aircraft

Registration
N890D
Reported as
Stinson 108-2
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.