UNK65X0519

NTSB accident investigation · Stinson 108 · Arvin, CA · November 1, 1964

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
November 1, 1964
Place
Arvin, CA · ARVIN, CA
Injuries
1 serious, 2 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N8386KStinson 108
Status
Completed · report December 9, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
181595

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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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2-0594   64/11/1   ARVIN CALIF         STINSON 108         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 265
        TIME - 1215                    N8386K              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING

Aircraft

Registration
N8386K
Reported as
Stinson 108
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.