# NTSB LAX80DUM10: Stinson 108-2, N9698K, Borrego Sprngs, CA, February 5, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 5, 1980
- Place: Borrego Sprngs, CA · BORREGO SPRNGS, CA
- Location: 33.2559° N, 116.3750° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Borrego Springs, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2559&lon=-116.3750&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 25, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131786
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DUM10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUM10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0296   80/2/5    BORREGO SPRNGS,CA   STINSON 108-2       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 1778
        TIME - 0730                    N9698K              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 28 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BORREGO SPRINGS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CARLSBAD,CA.                PRESCOTT,AZ.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: PISTON,PISTON RINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NR 4 PISTON FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9698K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9698K-1980-04-01), registration cancelled 1980-04-01, S/N 108-2698 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108-2
- Registry model: [Stinson 108-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-2) (registry code 9230406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Borrego Springs

## 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 19800205001629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800205001629A), Feb 5, 1980: Univar 1082, Borrego, CA, Substantial damage. Engine failed on approach to airport. Crash landed short of runway. Found broken piston.

## Other investigations on N9698K (1)

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.

- [NTSB DEN76DTM22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76DTM22), Mar 13, 1976: Stinson 108-2 (N9698K), Bryce Canyon, UT, 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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