Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary FTW85FA152

EMHOUSE, TX, USA

Aircraft #1

N953D

UNIVERSAL STINSON 108

Analysis

WITNESSES OBSERVED THE STUDENT PLT MAKING REPEATED LOW PASSES NEAR HIS FRIEND'S HOUSE. WHILE MANEUVERING, THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A POWER LINE, THEN CRASHED TO THE GROUND INVERTED. THE STUDENT HELD A STUDENT PLT CERTIFICATE THAT WAS DATED 10/17/62. NO RECORD COULD BE FOUND OF A REISSUED CERTIFICATE. THE LAST RECORD OF A MEDICAL (3RD CLASS) WAS DATED 10/8/62. THE LAST ANNUAL INSPECTIONS OF THE ACFT & ENG WERE DATED 7/18/81. DURING AN EXAM OF THE ACFT, NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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