# NTSB MKC71AK035: Stinson 108-3, N6823M, Ste Genevieve, MO, December 18, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 18, 1970
- Place: Ste Genevieve, MO · STE GENEVIEVE, MO
- Location: 37.9731° N, 90.0528° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ste. Genevieve, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9731&lon=-90.0528&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report July 20, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159282
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71AK035
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71AK035

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4014  70/12/18   STE GENEVIEVE,MO    STINSON 108-3       CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 310
        TIME - 1830                    N6823M              PX-  1  1  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PEORIA,ILL                  POPLAR BLUFF,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- OBSRVD ABT 100-150FT AGL,JUST BLO OVC.VSBY POOR,MISTING RAIN.CRASHED INTO TREES WINGS LEVEL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6823M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6823M-1971-02-01), registration cancelled 1971-02-01, S/N 108-4823, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108-3
- 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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