# NTSB LAX71FUM30: Stinson 108, N729C, Ocotillo, CA, March 2, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 2, 1971
- Place: Ocotillo, CA · OCOTILLO, CA
- Location: 32.7431° N, 116.0019° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ocotillo, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7431&lon=-116.0019&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report October 29, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160321
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX71FUM30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71FUM30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0217   71/3/2    OCOTILLO,CALIF      STINSON 108         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 35, 89 TOTAL
        TIME - 1615                    N729C               PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 32 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARTINS TRAILER P
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BORREGO SPRINGS,CAL         OCOTILLO,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- LND WITH 10K TAILWIND 2/3 DOWN RWY. HIT SAND DUNE ON GO AROUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N729C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N729C-1971-04-08), registration cancelled 1971-04-08, S/N 108-3729 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108
- Registry model: [Stinson 108-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-3) (registry code 9230408) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Martins Trailer P

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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