UNK64X0530

NTSB accident investigation · Stinson 108 · Yucca Valle, CA · February 10, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 10, 1964
Place
Yucca Valle, CA · YUCCA VALLE, CA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N40157Stinson 108
Status
Completed
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
185774

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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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3-0332  64/2/10    YUCCA VALLE CALIF   STINSON 108         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 72 TOTAL
        TIME - 1000                    N40157              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- SOFT SAND ON STRIP.

Aircraft

Registration
N40157
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.