# NTSB ANC68D0028: Stinson 108, N8531K, Anchorage, AK, July 27, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 27, 1967
- Place: Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 24, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115693
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC68D0028
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC68D0028

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2585  67/7/27    ANCHORAGE,ALAS      STINSON 108         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 205
        TIME - 1830                    N8531K              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 148 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      60
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          220                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- ACFT WAS MOVED SIDEWAYS BY GUST JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN.WIND VARIABLE 0 TO 10 KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8531K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8531K-1971-12-13), registration cancelled 1971-12-13, S/N 108-1531 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108
- Registry model: [Stinson 108-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-2) (registry code 9230406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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.

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