# Accident 19760501010179A: Stnson V77, El Paso, TX, May 1, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1976
- Place: El Paso, TX
- Airport: Skysport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 31.7587° N, 106.4869° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Paso, TX, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7587&lon=-106.4869&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65345, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65345) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson VULTEE V-77 (registry code 8631802, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-vultee-v-77) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming R680-4P-B4 (registry code 41542, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r680-4p-b4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STNSON V77
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,468 total, 341 in this make and model, 89 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW76FQD23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FQD23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760501010179A

## Narrative

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

HIT DIRT MOUND NR RWY. L BRAKE LINE LEAKED AT FITTING.

## 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 FTW76FQD23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FQD23), May 1, 1976: Stinson V-77 (N65345), El Paso, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N65345 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19890709021049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890709021049A), Jul 9, 1989: Stnson V77STINSON (N65345), El Paso, TX, Substantial damage. Wind gust on landing contributed to loss of control. Exited runway. Nosed over in soft sand.

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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