# NTSB IAD76FLQ04: Stinson V-77, N9360H, Cave City, KY, August 2, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 2, 1975
- Place: Cave City, KY · CAVE CITY, KY
- Location: 37.1368° N, 85.9680° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cave City, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1368&lon=-85.9680&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 11, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149878
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76FLQ04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FLQ04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2101   75/8/2    CAVE CITY,KY        STINSON V-77        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1530                    N9360H              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  52, 23880 TOTAL HOURS, 26
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOWLING GREEN,KY            CHICAGO,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PROP SEAL LOOSENED IN FLT.LNDD IN FIRST THIRD,20FT DEEP GULLEY MADE ACFT AIRBORNE.HIT TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9360H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9360H-1978-04-11), registration cancelled 1978-04-11, S/N 350 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON V-77
- Registry model: [Stinson VULTEE V-77](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-vultee-v-77) (registry code 8631802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19750802024249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750802024249A), Aug 2, 1975: Stnson V77, Cave City, KY, Substantial damage. Prop seal loosened in flt. Lndd in first third,20FT deep gulley made acft airborne. Hit trees.

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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