UNK64X1849

NTSB accident investigation · Stinson L5 · Cheyenne, WY · May 19, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 19, 1964
Place
Cheyenne, WY · CHEYENNE, WY
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N68589Stinson L5
Status
Completed · report September 22, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184014

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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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3-1343  64/5/19    CHEYENNE WYO        STINSON L5          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 611
        TIME - 1000                    N68589              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 101 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STEPHENSON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS

Aircraft

Registration
N68589
Reported as
Stinson L5
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Stephenson

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.