CHI77DEE14

NTSB accident investigation · Stinson 108-1 · Rockford, IL · April 3, 1977

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 3, 1977
Place
Rockford, IL · ROCKFORD, IL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N8863KStinson 108-1
Status
Completed · report June 22, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19770403010259A
Case key
158016

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0899   77/4/3    ROCKFORD,IL         STINSON 108-1       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 236
        TIME - 1232                    N8863K              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREATER ROCKFORD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROCKFORD,IL                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS

Aircraft

Registration
N8863K
Reported as
Stinson 108-1
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Greater Rockford

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.