# NTSB CHI76FET50: Stinson 108-1, N8826K, Woodburn, IN, September 5, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 5, 1976
- Place: Woodburn, IN · WOODBURN, IN
- Location: 41.1281° N, 84.8505° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Woodburn, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1281&lon=-84.8505&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 24, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155768
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FET50
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FET50

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2981   76/9/5    WOODBURN,IN         STINSON 108-1       CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 742
        TIME - 1500                    N8826K              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TAYLOR FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          LONG ISLAND,NY              GREAT FALLS,MT               GREATER KANKAKEE,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RUNWAY CLOSED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- ARPT ABANDONED,EMGCY LNDG APRX 1000FT OF RWY AVBLE.R WING STRUCK A CHILDS SWING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8826K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8826K-2023-06-26), registration cancelled 2023-06-26, S/N 108-1826, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108-1
- Registry model: [Universal Stinson 108-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/universal-stinson-108-1) (registry code 9230414) (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: Taylor Field

## 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 19760905027349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760905027349A), Sep 5, 1976: Univar 1081, Woodburn, IN, Substantial damage. Arpt abandoned,emgcy lndg aprx 1000FT of rwy avble.r wing struck a childs swing.

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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