# NTSB CHI67F0077: Stinson 108, N97616, Ravenna, MI, July 4, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 4, 1966
- Place: Ravenna, MI · RAVENNA, MI
- Location: 43.1880° N, 85.9412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ravenna, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1880&lon=-85.9412&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 29, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170906
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67F0077
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0077

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1829   66/7/4  NR.RAVENNA MICH       STINSON 108         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 99 TOTAL
        TIME - 2000                    N97616              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SORENSEN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N97616](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N97616), registered now, S/N 108-616, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108
- Registry model: [Stinson 108](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108) (registry code 9230402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6A4150 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4150-series) (registry code 27024, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sorensen

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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