# Accident 20260111000179A: Stinson 108-3, Gypsum, CO, January 11, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 11, 2026, 14:16 local time
- Place: Gypsum, CO
- Airport: Private Airstrip
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7258° N, 107.0580° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7258&lon=-107.0580&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6725M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6725M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108-3 (registry code 9230408, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4165 series (registry code 27025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4165-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108-3
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,714 total, 851 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN26LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260111000179A

## Narrative

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

ON 01/11/2026 AT APPROXIMATELY 1416 (MDT), A STINSON 108-3 CRASHED AT A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP IN THE VICINITY OF GYPSUM, CO.  PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND STALLED WHILE ON SHORT FINAL TO A DIRT AIRSTRIP OVER A FORESTED AREA.  THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE AS TO BE DESTROYED IN THE CRASH SEQUENCE.  THE AIRPLANE'S MAIN LANDING GEAR COMPRESSED, SPREAD AND CONTACTED THE WING SUPPORT STRUT.  FUSELAGE OF THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SEVERE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF THE LOW AIRSPEED HIGH ANGLE IMPACT.  THE PROPELLER WAS COMPLETELY  DESTROYED ALONG WITH THE NOSE CONE.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) EXISTED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES WHO WAS TREATED AND RELEASED AT THE SCENE BY FIRST RESPONDERS.

## 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 CEN26LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA087), Jan 11, 2026: Stinson 108-3 (N6725M), Gypsum, CO, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

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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