# NTSB MKC65F0140: Stinson 108-1, N8334K, Hugoton, KS, May 15, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 15, 1965
- Place: Hugoton, KS · HUGOTON, KS
- Location: 37.1745° N, 101.3445° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hugoton, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1745&lon=-101.3445&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 16, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177810
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC65F0140
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC65F0140

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1133  65/5/15    HUGOTON KANS        STINSON 108-1       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 33, 129
        TIME - 1700                    N8334K              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 68 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HUGOTON
        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: [N8334K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8334K-2017-07-18), registration cancelled 2017-07-18, S/N 108-1334, 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: Hugoton

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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