UNK64X0498

NTSB accident investigation · Stinson 108 · Glidden, WI · February 8, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 8, 1964
Place
Glidden, WI · GLIDDEN, WI
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N97431Stinson 108
Status
Completed
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
185747

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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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3-0308   64/2/8    GLIDDEN WIS         STINSON 108         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 790
        TIME - 1500                    N97431              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE ACCESSORIES: OTHER
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        REMARKS- FAILURE OF THE GENERATOR DRIVE GEAR AND COUPLING

Aircraft

Registration
N97431
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.