# NTSB DEN79FTC12: Stinson 108, N97419, Point Of Rocks, WY, May 4, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 4, 1979
- Place: Point Of Rocks, WY · POINT OF ROCKS, WY
- Location: 41.6832° N, 108.7756° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Point of Rocks, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6832&lon=-108.7756&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 31, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135716
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN79FTC12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTC12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1427   79/5/4  NR.POINT OF ROCKS,WY  STINSON 108         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 143
        TIME - 0630                    N97419              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 126 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROCK SPRINGS,WY            POINT OF ROCKS,WY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- DIRT ROAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N97419](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97419-2013-05-24), registration cancelled 2013-05-24, S/N 108-419, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108
- Registry model: [Stinson 108](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108) (registry code 9230402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6A4150 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4150-series) (registry code 27024, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19790504013619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790504013619A), May 4, 1979: Univar 108, Point Of Rocks, WY, Substantial damage. Impact at time of landing on road broke main wheel subassembly. Aircraft veered off road into a ditch.

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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