# NTSB DEN68D0133: Stinson 108-5, N5576V, Medicine Bow, WY, October 28, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 28, 1967
- Place: Medicine Bow, WY · MEDICINE BOW, WY
- Location: 41.8995° N, 106.2019° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Medicine Bow, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8995&lon=-106.2019&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 8, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112770
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN68D0133
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68D0133

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4034  67/10/28 NR.MEDICINE BOW,WYO   STINSON 108-5       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 412
        TIME - 1715                    N5576V              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 261 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - SNOW
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  APPROACHING DARKNESS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          PARTIAL OBSCURATION                                       1500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          BLOWING SNOW                                              35
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          360                                                       30
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- LNDG HAY FIELD AFTER TURNING BACK DUE TO SNOW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5576V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5576V-1970-10-07), registration cancelled 1970-10-07, S/N 5001 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108-5
- Registry model: [Stinson 108-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-5) (registry code 9230403) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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