# NTSB DEN75DTE20: Stinson 108, N9416K, Montrose, CO, August 29, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 29, 1974
- Place: Montrose, CO · MONTROSE, CO
- Location: 38.4688° N, 107.8590° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montrose, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4688&lon=-107.8590&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 22, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136822
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN75DTE20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75DTE20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2826  74/8/29    MONTROSE,COLO       STINSON 108         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 480
        TIME - 1845                    N9416K              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 207 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MONTROSE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CORTEZ,COLO                 MONTROSE,COLO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9416K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9416K), registered now, S/N 108-2416, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108
- Registry model: [Stinson 108-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-2) (registry code 9230406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O-435-C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-435-c) (registry code 42070, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Montrose County

## 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 19740829030949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740829030949A), Aug 29, 1974: Univar 1082, Montrose, CO, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N9416K (1)

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.

- [NTSB DEN73DTE15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73DTE15), Aug 6, 1972: Stinson 108-2 (N9416K), Pueblo, CO, 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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