# NTSB DEN76AD056: Stinson 108-2, N8015K, Kamas, UT, June 29, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 29, 1976
- Place: Kamas, UT · KAMAS, UT
- Location: 40.6563° N, 111.2638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kamas, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6563&lon=-111.2638&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 3, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154607
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76AD056
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76AD056

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2608  76/6/29  NR.KAMAS,UT           STINSON 108-2       CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 520
        TIME - 1530                    N8015K              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 328 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SACRAMENTO,CA               SCOTTSBLUFF,NE               ODGEN,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        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                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      65
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- DA 12,300FT.RECOVERY DATE 7/24/76.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8015K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8015K-1976-11-08), registration cancelled 1976-11-08, S/N 3015 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108-2
- Registry model: [Stinson 108-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-2) (registry code 9230406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19760629029379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760629029379A), Jun 29, 1976: Univar 1082, Kamas, UT, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Da 12,300FT.recovery date 7/24/76.

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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