# NTSB MKC68F0395: Stinson 10, N26290, Grimes, IA, December 28, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 28, 1967
- Place: Grimes, IA · GRIMES, IA
- Location: 41.6777° N, 93.8022° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grimes, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6777&lon=-93.8022&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 9, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112626
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68F0395
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68F0395

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4403  67/12/28   GRIMES,IOWA         STINSON 10          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 32, 12 TOTAL
        TIME - 1645                    N26290              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DODGE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N26290](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26290), registered now, S/N 7575, built 1940 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 10
- Registry model: [Stinson 10](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-10) (registry code 8632004) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A80 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a80-series) (registry code 17006, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dodge

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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