# NTSB DEN74DTE87: Stinson 108-2, N321C, Holyoke, CO, June 28, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 28, 1974
- Place: Holyoke, CO · HOLYOKE, CO
- Location: 40.5821° N, 102.2968° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Holyoke, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5821&lon=-102.2968&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 10, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130132
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN74DTE87
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DTE87

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2424  74/6/28    HOLYOKE,COLO        STINSON 108-2       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 30, 77 TOTAL
        TIME - 1130                    N321C               PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 18 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOLYOKE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOLYOKE,COLO                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           95                                                       70
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           40                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- STUDENT PILOT NOT ENDORSED FOR SOLO FLIGHT. PILOT REPORTED WIND GUST TO 40KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N321C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N321C-2012-03-12), registration cancelled 2012-03-12, S/N 108-3321, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108-2
- Registry model: [Stinson 108-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-2) (registry code 9230406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-435A/0-435C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-435a-0-435c) (registry code 41517, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Holyoke 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 19740628024879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740628024879A), Jun 28, 1974: Univar 1082, Holyoke, CO, Substantial damage. Student pilot not endorsed for solo flight. Pilot reported wind gust to 40KTS.

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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