# NTSB LAX67D0187: Stinson 108, N97417, Mormon Lake, AZ, November 13, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 13, 1966
- Place: Mormon Lake, AZ · MORMON LAKE, AZ
- Location: 34.9116° N, 111.4481° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mormon Lake, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9116&lon=-111.4481&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 30, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120226
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX67D0187
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67D0187

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3641  66/11/13   MORMON LAKE ARIZ    STINSON 108         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 145
        TIME - 1130                    N97417              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 99 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MORMON LAKE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RUNWAY CLOSED
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
        REMARKS- AIRFIELD CLOSED DURING WINTER MONTHS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N97417](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97417-2013-05-24), registration cancelled 2013-05-24, S/N 108-417, 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
- Airport: Mormon Lake

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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