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Stinson 108 N97402

23 October 1970 · Portland, Tennessee, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 23 October 1970 at about 12:45 local time, a Stinson 108 registered N97402 was involved in an accident during in flight near Portland, Tennessee, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 12:45
Classification
Accident
Location
Portland, Tennessee, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Stinson 108
Registration
N97402
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
In Flight
Route
S → Local
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-2515

People

1 person had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 1 0

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

ENG TOP OVHL PULLED BY UNCERTIFICATED MECHANIC. WAS SIGNED OFF BY A/P MECHANIC 10/18/70.HIT BRUSH.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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