- Date
- May 5, 1964
- Place
- Plainsfield, IL · PLAINSFIELD, IL
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N73340Stinson V77
- Status
- Completed · report September 17, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 184957
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1172 64/5/5 PLAINSFIELD ILL STINSON V77 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 337 TIME - 1820 N73340 PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PLAINFIELD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73340
- Reported as
- Stinson V77
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Plainfield
N73340Registered now · Stinson VULTEE V-77Airframe modelStinson VULTEE V-77Engine modelLycoming R680E series
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