# NTSB CHI73DEV02: Stinson 108-1, Clinton, IL, July 16, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Date: July 16, 1972
- Place: Clinton, IL · CLINTON, IL
- Location: 40.1470° N, 88.9630° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clinton, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed
- Report: DirectorBrief, February 26, 1973
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167298
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73DEV02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73DEV02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2436  72/7/16    CLINTON,ILL         STINSON 108-1       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 380
        TIME - 1200                    N97104              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 216 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - THORPE R.L.A.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WELDON ILL                  CLINTON,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH TEMPERATURE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     CALM
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           93                                                      270
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           3                                                       VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- PILOT APPLIED POWER TO JUMP A CREEK WHEN IT BECAME APPARENT HE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO STOP IN TIME
```

## Sequence of events

- Landing-flare/touchdown

## Aircraft

- Registration: N97104, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97104-1976-05-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108-1
- Registry model: Stinson 108-1 (registry code 9230404, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: THORPE R.L.A.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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