# NTSB CHI76FEC42: Stinson 108-1, N8300K, Pontiac, MI, May 21, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 21, 1976
- Place: Pontiac, MI · PONTIAC, MI
- Location: 42.6492° N, 83.2874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pontiac, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6492&lon=-83.2874&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 14, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153838
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FEC42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEC42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1273  76/5/21    PONTIAC,MI          STINSON 108-1       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 80 TOTAL
        TIME - 1737                    N8300K              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OAKLAND-PONTIAC
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FRASER,MI                   PONTIAC,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8300K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8300K), registered now, S/N 108-1300 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108-1
- Registry model: [Stinson 108-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-1) (registry code 9230404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Oakland-Pontiac

## 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 19760521013049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760521013049A), May 21, 1976: Univar 1081, Pontiac, 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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