# NTSB IAD77FID02: Stinson 108, N776C, Newport News, VA, October 18, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 18, 1976
- Place: Newport News, VA · NEWPORT NEWS, VA
- Location: 36.9788° N, 76.4280° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newport News, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9788&lon=-76.4280&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 16, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155951
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD77FID02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FID02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3047  76/10/18   NEWPORT NEWS,VA     STINSON 108         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 420
        TIME - 1926                    N776C               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PATRICK HENRY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PORTSMOUTH,VA               NEWPORT NEWS,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
        REMARKS- MISTOOK AIRPORT SERVICE ROAD FOR RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N776C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N776C-1980-11-12), registration cancelled 1980-11-12, S/N 108-3776 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108
- Registry model: [Stinson 108](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108) (registry code 9230402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Patrick Henry

## 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 19761018032259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761018032259A), Oct 18, 1976: Univar 108, Newport News, VA, Substantial damage. Mistook airport service road for 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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