# NTSB MIA79DKT05: Stinson 108-1, N8472K, Delray Beach, FL, October 18, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 18, 1978
- Place: Delray Beach, FL · DELRAY BEACH, FL
- Location: 26.4559° N, 80.0904° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Delray Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.4559&lon=-80.0904&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report March 30, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138579
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79DKT05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKT05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4145  78/10/18   DELRAY BEACH,FL     STINSON 108-1       CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 60, 5480
        TIME - 1440                    N8472K              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 220 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BASSO FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DELRAY BEACH,FL             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8472K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8472K), registered now, S/N 108-1472, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108-1
- Registry model: [Stinson 108](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108) (registry code 9230402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6A4150 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4150-series) (registry code 27024, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Basso Field

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19781018037189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781018037189A), Oct 18, 1978: Univar 108, Delray Beach, FL, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8472K (1)

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 MIA66F0299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0299), Oct 17, 1965: Stinson 108-1 (N8472K), Plantation, FL, substantial damage

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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