DEN77DTC07

NTSB accident investigation · Stinson 108-2 · Laramie, WY · March 12, 1977

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 12, 1977
Place
Laramie, WY · LARAMIE, WY
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N992DStinson 108-2
Status
Completed · report April 21, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19770312006149A
Case key
157688

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0478  77/3/12    LARAMIE,WY          STINSON 108-2       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 1264
        TIME - 1000                    N992D               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 72 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOWE FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RAWLINS,WY                  LARAMIE,WY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- RUNWAY HAD WIND BLOWN SNOW ON GRASS SURFACE AND FT HIGH DRIFTS ACROSS RWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N992D
Reported as
Stinson 108-2
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Howe Field

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.