# NTSB MKC66F0367: Stinson L-5, N7605B, Desoto, KS, January 13, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Closed
- Date: January 13, 1966
- Place: Desoto, KS · DESOTO, KS
- Location: 38.9448° N, 94.9870° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of De Soto, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9448&lon=-94.9870&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Status: Completed, report May 3, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173995
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66F0367
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0367

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0575  66/1/13    DESOTO KANS         STINSON L-5         CR-  0  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             AGE UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
        TIME - 2200                    N7605B              PX-  0  0  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KC SUBURBAN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
        REMARKS- NIGHT OPERATION. PILOT COULD NOT BE LOCATED, INJURIES UNKNOWN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7605B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7605B-2018-06-08), registration cancelled 2018-06-08, S/N 45-34992 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON L-5
- Registry model: [Stinson L-5G](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-l-5g) (registry code 8630214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-435A/0-435C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-435a-0-435c) (registry code 41517, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kc Suburban

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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