# NTSB FTW73FRA32: Stinson 108-2, N356C, Vidor, TX, May 27, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 27, 1973
- Place: Vidor, TX · VIDOR, TX
- Location: 30.1281° N, 93.9917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vidor, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1281&lon=-93.9917&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 28, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190375
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73FRA32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FRA32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1412  73/5/27    VIDOR,TEX           STINSON 108-2       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 314
        TIME - 1900                    N356C               PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AUBINDALE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DERIDDER,LA                 VIDOR,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- NO MECHANICAL FAILURE OF ACFT SYSTEMS FOUND SUBSEQUENT TO THE ACCIDENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N356C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108-2
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Aubindale

## 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 19730527013699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730527013699A), May 27, 1973: Univar 1082, Vidor, TX, Substantial damage. No mechanical failure of acft systems found subsequent to the accident.

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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