# NTSB CHI69F0671: Stinson 108, N97510, Vicksburg, MI, May 26, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 26, 1969
- Place: Vicksburg, MI · VICKSBURG, MI
- Location: 42.1230° N, 85.5383° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vicksburg, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1230&lon=-85.5383&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 14, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177858
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69F0671
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69F0671

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1483  69/5/26    VICKSBURG,MICH      STINSON 108         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 43,
        TIME - 1800                    N97510              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  20 TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AUSTIN LAKE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- RAISING FLAPS. PLT HAD 2 HRS DUAL IN TYPE ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N97510](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97510-2014-11-26), registration cancelled 2014-11-26, S/N 108-510, 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: Austin Lake

## Other investigations on N97510 (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 CHI66F0760](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0760), May 1, 1966: Stinson 108-1 (N97510), Walbridge, OH, 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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