# NTSB MIA71DKW55: Stinson L-5G, N7701B, Murfreesboro, TN, June 27, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 27, 1971
- Place: Murfreesboro, TN · MURFREESBORO, TN
- Location: 35.8456° N, 86.3903° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Murfreesboro, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8456&lon=-86.3903&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 26, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161406
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71DKW55
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71DKW55

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1811  71/6/27    MURFREESBORO,TENN   STINSON L-5G        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 3698
        TIME - 1000                    N7701B              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 42 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MURFREESBORO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MURFREESBORO,TENN           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BINDING
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PLT STATED TAIL WHEEL COCKED,VEERED INTO DITCH.L GR HAD OLD CRACK.ANNUAL INSPECT 16 MOS OVERDUE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7701B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7701B-1974-05-15), registration cancelled 1974-05-15, S/N 03942 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON L-5G
- Registry model: [Stinson L-5G](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-l-5g) (registry code 8630214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Murfreesboro

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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