# NTSB MKC76DCA26: Stinson 108-1, N8614K, Creve Coeur, MO, May 9, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 9, 1976
- Place: Creve Coeur, MO · CREVE COEUR, MO
- Location: 38.6620° N, 90.4430° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Creve Coeur, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6620&lon=-90.4430&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 29, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153623
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76DCA26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCA26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2265   76/5/9    CREVE COEUR,MO      STINSON 108-1       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 81 TOTAL
        TIME - 1600                    N8614K              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CREVE COEUR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CREVE COEUR,MO              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS
        REMARKS- CROSSED A TAXIWAY AND ROLLED INTO A PLOWED FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8614K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8614K), registered now, S/N 108-1614, built 1947 (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: Creve Coeur

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760509017129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760509017129A), May 9, 1976: Univar 1081, Creve Coeur, MO, Substantial damage. Crossed a taxiway and rolled into a plowed fld.

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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