# NTSB CHI75DEP49: Stinson 108-3, N508C, Sturtevant, WI, April 10, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 10, 1975
- Place: Sturtevant, WI · STURTEVANT, WI
- Location: 42.6989° N, 87.9016° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sturtevant, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6989&lon=-87.9016&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 29, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148220
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75DEP49
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75DEP49

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0765  75/4/10    STURTEVANT,WI       STINSON 108-3       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 241
        TIME - 1320                    N508C               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 85 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SYLVANIA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STURTEVANT,WI               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- R TIRE ROLLED OFF EDGE OF RWY STRUCK SOME MUD AND HARD PACKED SNOW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N508C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N508C), registered now, S/N 108-3508, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108-3
- Registry model: [Stinson 108-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-3) (registry code 9230408) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6A4165 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4165-series) (registry code 27025, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sylvania

## 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 19750410009149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750410009149A), Apr 10, 1975: Univar 1083, Sturtevant, WI, Substantial damage. R tire rolled off edge of rwy struck some mud and hard packed snow.

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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