- Date
- August 21, 1964
- Place
- Des Moines, IA · DES MOINES, IA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9478KStinson 108-2
- Status
- Completed · report November 2, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 181859
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2575 64/8/21 DES MOINES IOWA STINSON 108-2 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 55, 152 TIME - 0900 N9478K PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 139 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DES MOINES TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN GEAR COLLAPSED TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE SPACING OF AIRCRAFT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9478K
- Reported as
- Stinson 108-2
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Des Moines
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