# NTSB MIA66A0012: Stinson 108-3, N6773M, Oliver Sprgs, TN, July 19, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 19, 1965
- Place: Oliver Sprgs, TN · OLIVER SPRGS, TN
- Location: 36.0399° N, 84.3285° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oliver Springs, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0399&lon=-84.3285&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 30, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177268
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66A0012
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66A0012

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0629  65/7/19  NR.OLIVER SPRGS TENN  STINSON 108-3       CR-  1  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1945                    N6773M              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 37, 1020 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ATOMIC AIRPORT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
        REMARKS- POWERLINES NORTH AND EAST OF AIRPORT REDUCE FIELD GLIDE RATIO BELOW ACDEPTABLE MINIMUMS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6773M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6773M-1965-10-07), registration cancelled 1965-10-07, S/N 108-4773 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108-3
- Registry model: [Stinson 108-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-3) (registry code 9230408) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Atomic Airport

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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