# Accident 19801017077159A: Stnson SM8A, Naples, FL, October 17, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1980, 17:00 local time
- Place: Naples, FL
- Airport: Naples
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1524° N, 81.7756° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NAPLES MUNI (APF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1524&lon=-81.7756&mi=10
- Aircraft: N941W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N941W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson SM-8A (registry code 8630802, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-sm-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming R680 (registry code 41540, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r680) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STNSON SM8A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,752 total, 500 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA81DKT02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DKT02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801017077159A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING ROLL. FOUND FATIGUE CRACK IN DRAG LINK FROM PREVIOUS ACCIDENT.

## 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 MIA81DKT02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DKT02), Oct 17, 1980: Stinson SM-8A (N941W), Naples, FL, substantial damage

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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