# NTSB CHI70A0049: Stinson 108-1, N8984K, Hudson, MI, October 9, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 9, 1966
- Place: Hudson, MI · HUDSON, MI
- Location: 41.8565° N, 84.3457° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hudson, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8565&lon=-84.3457&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 15, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121015
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70A0049
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70A0049

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-1165   66/10/9   HUDSON,MICH         STINSON 108-1       CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 91 TOTAL
        TIME - 2026                    N8984K              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 61 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          HESSEL,MICH                 CIRCLEVILLE,OHIO             FINDLEY,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER SLIGHTLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    1300
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     RAIN SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSVD IN AND OUT OF CLDS,TURN AND DSCND.STRUCK PWR LINE APRX 42FT AGL.TSTM IN AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8984K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8984K-1971-02-23), registration cancelled 1971-02-23, S/N 108-1984, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108-1
- Registry model: [Stinson 108](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108) (registry code 9230402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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