# NTSB MIA72FLD41: Stinson 108-1, N8470K, Oklawaha, FL, December 24, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 24, 1971
- Place: Oklawaha, FL · OKLAWAHA, FL
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 10, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164802
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72FLD41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72FLD41

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4414  71/12/24   OKLAWAHA,FLA        STINSON 108-1       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 246
        TIME - 1320                    N8470K              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ELECTRA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OKLAWAHA,FLA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          NONE                                                      8
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- R X-WND GUSTING 15K.PLT LOST CTL,ACFT VEERED L  HIT AND SUBSTANTIALLY DMGD N6680U.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8470K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8470K-2013-03-20), registration cancelled 2013-03-20, S/N 108-1470, 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: Electra

## Other investigations on N8470K (2)

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.

- [NTSB DEN99LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA050), Mar 8, 1999: Stinson 108-1 (N8470K), Santa Rosa, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The unfavorable wind gust which inverted the airplane while taxiing.
- [NTSB NYC83LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA216), Aug 18, 1983: Stinson 108-1 (N8470K), Tully, NY, destroyed

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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