# NTSB DEN77DTC07: Stinson 108-2, N992D, Laramie, WY, March 12, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 12, 1977
- Place: Laramie, WY · LARAMIE, WY
- Location: 41.3118° N, 105.6065° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Laramie, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3118&lon=-105.6065&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 21, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157688
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN77DTC07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77DTC07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N992D-2009-09-21), registration cancelled 2009-09-21, S/N 108-2992, 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: [Franklin 6A4165 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4165-series) (registry code 27025, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Howe Field

## 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 19770312006149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770312006149A), Mar 12, 1977: Univar 1082, Laramie, WY, Substantial damage. Runway had wind blown snow on grass surface and ft high drifts across rwy.

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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