UNK64X0835

NTSB accident investigation · Stinson 108-3 · Punxtawney, PA · March 7, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 7, 1964
Place
Punxtawney, PA · PUNXTAWNEY, PA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6829MStinson 108-3
Status
Completed · report August 28, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
185375

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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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3-0566   64/3/7    PUNXTAWNEY PA       STINSON 108-3       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 2040
        TIME - 1500                    N6829M              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PUNXSUTAWNEY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY

Aircraft

Registration
N6829M
Reported as
Stinson 108-3
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Punxsutawney

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.