# NTSB MIA80FKJ17: Stinson 108-1, N8537K, Irvington, AL, February 6, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: February 6, 1980
- Place: Irvington, AL · IRVINGTON, AL
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report April 1, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131853
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80FKJ17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FKJ17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0276   80/2/6  NR.IRVINGTON,AL       STINSON 108-1       CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 230
        TIME - 1645                    N8537K              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROY E RAY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         IRVINGTON,AL                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- PLT &PASSENGER REPORT UNABLE TO REMEMBER ACCIDENT DUE TO INJURIES SUSTAINED IN ACCD,NO WITNESSES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8537K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8537K-2017-02-04), registration cancelled 2017-02-04, S/N 1081537, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108-1
- Registry model: [Universal Stinson 108](https://openairdocs.org/model/universal-stinson-108) (registry code 9230412) (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: Roy E Ray

## 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 19800206002399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800206002399A), Feb 6, 1980: Univar 1081, Irvington, AL, Destroyed. Airplane crashed on end of runway after takeoff and reaching 100 feet altitude. Cause unknown.

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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