# Accident 19730819033629A: Stnson L5C, Demotte, IN, August 19, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1973
- Place: Demotte, IN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 41.1993° N, 87.1955° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of DeMotte, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1993&lon=-87.1955&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5163V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5163V-1973-12-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson L-5E (registry code 8630210, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-l-5e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STNSON L5C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74AC015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74AC015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730819033629A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STEEP PULL UP TO AVOID TREES. PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.235 PCT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI74AC015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74AC015), Aug 19, 1973: Stinson L-5E (N5163V), Demotte, IN, destroyed, 1 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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