# NTSB ANC77DAA37: Stinson 108, N696C, Kotzebue, AK, July 23, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 23, 1977
- Place: Kotzebue, AK · KOTZEBUE, AK
- Location: 66.8868° N, 162.4917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kotzebue, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.8868&lon=-162.4917&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 25, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145827
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC77DAA37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAA37

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2678  77/7/23    KOTZEBUE,AK         STINSON 108         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1915                    N696C               PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 29, 6000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            12 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KOTZEBUE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KOTZEBUE,AK                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N696C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N696C-2018-03-02), registration cancelled 2018-03-02, S/N 108-3696, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108
- Registry model: [Stinson 108-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-3) (registry code 9230408) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6A4165 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4165-series) (registry code 27025, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kotzebue

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19770723020119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770723020119A), Jul 23, 1977: Univar 1083, Kotzebue, AK, 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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