# NTSB CHI74DEE43: Stinson 108, N8546K, Kewanee, IL, December 20, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 20, 1973
- Place: Kewanee, IL · KEWANEE, IL
- Location: 41.2391° N, 89.9257° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kewanee, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2391&lon=-89.9257&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 25, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187654
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74DEE43
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEE43

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3575  73/12/20   KEWANEE,ILL         STINSON 108         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 68 TOTAL
        TIME - 1300                    N8546K              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KEWANEE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DAVENPORT,IOWA              KEWANEE,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
        REMARKS- WHEEL LDG.ACFT DRIFTED SIDEWAYS.R WHEEL CAUGHT IN SNOW BANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8546K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8546K-2013-03-07), registration cancelled 2013-03-07, S/N 108-1546, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108
- Registry model: [Stinson 108-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-1) (registry code 9230404) (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: Kewanee

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19731220040109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731220040109A), Dec 20, 1973: Univar 1081, Kewanee, IL, Substantial damage. Wheel ldg. Acft drifted sideways.r wheel caught in snow bank.

## Other investigations on N8546K (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 CHI69D0209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69D0209), Aug 13, 1968: Stinson 108-1 (N8546K), Freeland, MI, 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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