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NTSB accident investigation · Stinson 1082 · Miles City, FL · October 3, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 3, 1964
Place
Miles City, FL · MILES CITY, FL
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N440CStinson 1082
Status
Completed · report November 20, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
181373

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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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3-3100   64/10/3   MILES CITY FLA      STINSON 1082        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 2000
        TIME - 1840                    N440C               PX-  0  0  3  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - POWERPLANT-INSTRUMENTS: FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: VENTS,DRAINS,TANK CAPS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- FUEL TANK CAP LOOSE

Aircraft

Registration
N440C
Reported as
Stinson 1082
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.