# NTSB DEN76AD063: Stinson 108-3, Pagosa Springs, CO, August 12, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 12, 1976
- Place: Pagosa Springs, CO · PAGOSA SPRINGS, CO
- Location: 37.2634° N, 107.0035° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pagosa Springs, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2634&lon=-107.0035&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 10, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156042
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76AD063
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76AD063

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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E-0014  76/8/12  NR.PAGOSA SPRINGS,CO  STINSON 108-3       CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 100
        TIME - 1550                    CGGDY               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DURANGO,CO                  DODGE CITY,KS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- SUMMIT OF WOLF CREEK PASS IS 10857FT MSL.PILOT &ACFT LOGS DESTROYED BY FIRE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: CGGDY (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108-3
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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