# NTSB MIA70D0312: Stinson 108-1, N8518K, Alma, GA, October 5, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 5, 1969
- Place: Alma, GA · ALMA, GA
- Location: 31.5450° N, 82.4736° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alma, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5450&lon=-82.4736&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 7, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154130
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70D0312
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70D0312

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4702   69/10/5   ALMA,GA             STINSON 108-1       CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 78 TOTAL
        TIME - 1200                    N8518K              PX-  0  0  0  SEARCH AND RESCUE         HOURS, 25 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BACON COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DOUGLAS,GA                  ALMA,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           COPILOT - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           COPILOT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    1500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          4 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          HAZE                                                     RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           77                                                       50
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           10                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- CO-PLT,A FLT INSTR,IN THE R SEAT WAS MAKING THE LDG. ACFT NOT EQUIPPED WITH BRAKES ON R SIDE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8518K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8518K), registered now, S/N 108-1518, built 1947 (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: Bacon County

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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