# NTSB MKC65F0130: Stinson 108-3, N653C, St Paul, MN, March 21, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 21, 1965
- Place: St Paul, MN · ST PAUL, MN
- Location: 44.9444° N, 93.0933° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Paul, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9444&lon=-93.0933&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 23, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179139
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC65F0130
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC65F0130

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0975  65/3/21    ST PAUL MINN        STINSON 108-3       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 46, 25 TOTAL
        TIME - 1500                    N653C               PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 13 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ST PAUL DOWNTOWN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N653C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N653C-2018-03-28), registration cancelled 2018-03-28, S/N 108-3653, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108-3
- Registry model: [Stinson 108-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-3) (registry code 9230408) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6A4165 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4165-series) (registry code 27025, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: St Paul Downtown

## Other investigations on N653C (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 CHI01LA333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA333), Sep 28, 2001: Stinson 108-3 (N653C), Duluth, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots failure to maintain directional control during the landing. Factors were the crosswind and the soft terrain.
- [NTSB CHI96LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA085), Jan 26, 1996: Stinson 108-3 (N653C), Sandstone, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's selection of an ice-covered runway for takeoff. A factor was the icy runway.

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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