# NTSB MKC77FCD07: Stinson 108, N8035K, Griswold, IA, January 7, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 7, 1977
- Place: Griswold, IA · GRISWOLD, IA
- Location: 41.2343° N, 95.1394° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Griswold, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2343&lon=-95.1394&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 1, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157050
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC77FCD07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FCD07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0003   77/1/7    GRISWOLD,IA         STINSON 108         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 197
        TIME - 1015                    N8035K              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 32 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRISWOLD,IA                 CHAMA,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- TKOF FRM NARROW ROADWAY,SNOW BANKS BOTH SIDES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8035K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8035K), registered now, S/N 108-3035, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108
- Registry model: [Stinson 108-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-2) (registry code 9230406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6A4165 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4165-series) (registry code 27025, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19770107000139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770107000139A), Jan 7, 1977: Univar 1082, Griswold, IA, Substantial damage. Tkof frm narrow roadway,snow banks both sides.

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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