# NTSB LAX80DVA31: Stinson 108-1, N97836, Farmersville, CA, April 17, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 17, 1980
- Place: Farmersville, CA · FARMERSVILLE, CA
- Location: 36.3047° N, 119.2086° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Farmersville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3047&lon=-119.2086&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 27, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130398
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DVA31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVA31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1484  80/4/17    FARMERSVILLE,CA     STINSON 108-1       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 570
        TIME - 1530                    N97836              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHANNON RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HURON,CA                    FARMERSVILLE,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- HIT POWERLINE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N97836](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N97836), registered now, S/N 108-836, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108-1
- Registry model: [Stinson 108-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-1) (registry code 9230404) (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: Shannon Ranch

## 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 19800417008979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800417008979A), Apr 17, 1980: Univar 1081, Farmersville, CA, Substantial damage. Struck power line on final approach. Impacted ground short of runway.

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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