# NTSB CHI81FEI26: Stinson 108-1, N97907, Chardon, OH, August 21, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 21, 1981
- Place: Chardon, OH · CHARDON, OH
- Location: 41.5793° N, 81.2091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chardon, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5793&lon=-81.2091&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 5, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124675
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FEI26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEI26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1946  81/8/21  NR.CHARDON,OH         STINSON 108-1       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 96 TOTAL
        TIME - 1300                    N97907              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHARDON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         CHARDON,OH                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N97907](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97907-2013-05-30), registration cancelled 2013-05-30, S/N 108-907, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108-1
- Registry model: [Stinson 108](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108) (registry code 9230402) (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: Chardon

## 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 19810821050859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810821050859A), Aug 21, 1981: Univar 1081, Chardon, OH, Substantial damage. Pilot aborted takeoff and lost directional control crashing off side of runway.

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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