# NTSB IAD72FIG04: Stinson 108-3, N936C, Wiley Ford, WV, July 14, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 14, 1971
- Place: Wiley Ford, WV · WILEY FORD, WV
- Location: 39.6152° N, 78.7614° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wiley Ford, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6152&lon=-78.7614&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 7, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162456
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD72FIG04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD72FIG04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2619  71/7/14    WILEY FORD,W VA     STINSON 108-3       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 705
        TIME - 1120                    N936C               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 196 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CUMBERLAND MUN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WILEY FORD,W VA             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          NONE                                                      20
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- DRG TURN OFF RWY 24 PLT ENCTRD WIND GUSTING 30K.WIND VRBL FM W AND N.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N936C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N936C-2013-03-19), registration cancelled 2013-03-19, S/N 108-3936, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108-3
- Registry model: [Stinson 108-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-3) (registry code 9230408) (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: Cumberland Mun

## Other investigations on N936C (1)

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.

- [NTSB ANC86LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA101), Jul 5, 1986: Stinson 108 (N936C), Hope, AK, 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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