# NTSB CHI81FER62: Stinson 108-1, N9068K, Wells, MN, August 18, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 18, 1981
- Place: Wells, MN · WELLS, MN
- Location: 43.7432° N, 93.7329° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wells, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7432&lon=-93.7329&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 27, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124027
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FER62
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FER62

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2787  81/8/18    WELLS,MN            STINSON 108-1       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 61, 225
        TIME - 1945                    N9068K              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 95 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WELLS MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WELLS,MN                    WELLS,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9068K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9068K), registered now, S/N 108-2068, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108-1
- Registry model: [Stinson 108-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-1) (registry code 9230404) (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: Wells Muni

## 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 19810818050299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810818050299A), Aug 18, 1981: Univar 1081, Wells, MN, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control during landing roll and veered off runway. Flipped inverted.

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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