# NTSB CHI71DBJ01: Stokes Me SF, N4677T, Midland, MI, July 5, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 5, 1970
- Place: Midland, MI · MIDLAND, MI
- Location: 43.6156° N, 84.2472° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midland, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6156&lon=-84.2472&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 26, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114265
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71DBJ01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71DBJ01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2854   70/7/5    MIDLAND,MICH        STOKES ME SF        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 106
        TIME - 2000                    N4677T              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BARSTOW
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIDLAND,MICH                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN
        REMARKS- LDG GR SET TOO FAR AFT. SECOND TIME ACFT OVERTURNED SINCE CERT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4677T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4677T), registered now, S/N 1, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STOKES ME SF
- Registry model: [Stokes M. E. SF](https://openairdocs.org/model/stokes-m-e-sf) (registry code 0560122) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Barstow

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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