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Aviation accident LAX96LA329

MINR · Stinson 108 · 1996-09-08 · QUINCY, CA, USA

Event

NTSB number
LAX96LA329
Event ID
20001208X06770
Type
Accident
Date
1996-09-08
Location
QUINCY, CA, USA
Coordinates
39.959552, -120.999855

Injuries

Highest injury
MINR
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
1
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1

Aircraft

Make
Stinson
Model
108
Registration
N97337
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS

Conditions

Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC

Probable cause

the pilot's over leaning of the fuel mixture, which resulted in the initial loss of engine power; and continued fuel starvation, resulting from the pilot's inadvertent mispositioning of the fuel selector valve during an attempted restart of the engine.

Source

Authoritative
NTSB CAROL
Machine
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