# NTSB LAX78DUJ57: Stinson 108-3, N665C, Camp Verde, AZ, May 20, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 20, 1978
- Place: Camp Verde, AZ · CAMP VERDE, AZ
- Location: 34.5636° N, 111.8543° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Camp Verde, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5636&lon=-111.8543&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 24, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141921
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX78DUJ57
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUJ57

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1258  78/5/20  NR.CAMP VERDE,AZ      STINSON 108-3       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 225
        TIME - 0830                    N665C               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 69 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DIRT STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         CAMP VERDE,AZ                COTTONWOOD,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND CLEARANCE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N665C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N665C-2013-09-26), registration cancelled 2013-09-26, S/N 108-3665, 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: Dirt Strip

## 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 19780520011659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780520011659A), May 20, 1978: Univar 108, Camp Verde, AZ, Substantial damage

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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