# NTSB MIA67D0121: Stinson 108-3, N6944M, Wauchula, FL, August 3, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 3, 1966
- Place: Wauchula, FL · WAUCHULA, FL
- Location: 27.5469° N, 81.8101° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wauchula, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5469&lon=-81.8101&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 19, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122059
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA67D0121
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67D0121

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2009   66/8/3    WAUCHULA FLA        STINSON 108-3       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 29, 18 TOTAL
        TIME - 1815                    N6944M              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WAUCHULA MUNI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6944M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6944M-2018-03-02), registration cancelled 2018-03-02, S/N 108-4944, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108-3
- Registry model: [Stinson 108](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108) (registry code 9230402) (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: Wauchula Muni

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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