# NTSB DEN66F0321: Stinson 108, N97919, Mesa, AZ, May 7, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 7, 1966
- Place: Mesa, AZ · MESA, AZ
- Location: 33.4223° N, 111.8226° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mesa, AZ, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4223&lon=-111.8226&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 30, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172237
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN66F0321
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66F0321

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1102   66/5/7    MESA ARIZ           STINSON 108         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 510
        TIME - 0200                    N97919              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FALCON FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- PILOT WAS MAKING TOUCH AND GO NIGHT LANDINGS.FLEW INTO THE GROUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N97919](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97919-1970-09-09), registration cancelled 1970-09-09, S/N 108-919 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108
- Registry model: [Stinson 108-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-1) (registry code 9230404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Falcon Field

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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