# NTSB MKC68F0494: Stinson 108, N97564, Potosi, MO, March 2, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 2, 1968
- Place: Potosi, MO · POTOSI, MO
- Location: 37.9337° N, 90.7750° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Potosi, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9337&lon=-90.7750&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report May 3, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111406
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68F0494
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68F0494

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0578   68/3/2    POTOSI,MO           STINSON 108         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 25, 75 TOTAL
        TIME - 1425                    N97564              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 31 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- CRASH LANDED IN MOUNTAINOUS WOODED TERRAIN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N97564](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97564-1968-06-19), registration cancelled 1968-06-19, S/N 108-564 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108
- Registry model: [Stinson 108](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108) (registry code 9230402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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