# NTSB CHI72AC020: Stinson 108-3, N6480M, Fowlerville, MI, September 5, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 5, 1971
- Place: Fowlerville, MI · FOWLERVILLE, MI
- Location: 42.6594° N, 84.0737° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fowlerville, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6594&lon=-84.0737&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 6, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163313
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72AC020
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72AC020

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4200   71/9/5    FOWLERVILLE,MICH    STINSON 108-3       CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0910                    N6480M              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  47, 11340 TOTAL HOURS, 65
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEWTON FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DETROIT CITY,MICH           FOWLERVILLE,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: UNMARKED OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- BREAKFAST FLY-IN.ACFT UNICOM ADVISORY,ACFT LDG RWY 18,WIRES AT APCH END OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6480M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6480M-1971-10-26), registration cancelled 1971-10-26, S/N 108-4480, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108-3
- Registry model: [Stinson 108-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-3) (registry code 9230408) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Newton Field

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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