# NTSB CHI75DEP26: Stinson 108-3, N899C, Kenosha, WI, September 21, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 21, 1974
- Place: Kenosha, WI · KENOSHA, WI
- Location: 42.5875° N, 87.8800° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kenosha, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5875&lon=-87.8800&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 5, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136656
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75DEP26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75DEP26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3076  74/9/21    KENOSHA,WIS         STINSON 108-3       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 29, 23 TOTAL
        TIME - 1015                    N899C               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PVT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KENOSHA,WIS                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- FLARED IN 200FT WIDE AREA.DRIFTED INTO TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N899C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N899C-1976-04-05), registration cancelled 1976-04-05, S/N 1083899 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pvt

## 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 19740921032429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740921032429A), Sep 21, 1974: Univar 1083, Kenosha, WI, Substantial damage. Flared in 200FT wide area. Drifted into trees.

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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