# NTSB MKC80DCG35: Stinson 108, N97350, Liberty, MO, July 23, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 23, 1980
- Place: Liberty, MO · LIBERTY, MO
- Location: 39.2413° N, 94.4194° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Liberty, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2413&lon=-94.4194&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 12, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129885
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC80DCG35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DCG35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1209  80/7/23    LIBERTY,MO          STINSON 108         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 309
        TIME - 1945                    N97350              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 29 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LIBERTY LANDING
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          INDEPENDENCE,MO             LIBERTY,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N97350](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N97350), registered now, S/N 108-350 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108
- Registry model: [Universal Stinson 108](https://openairdocs.org/model/universal-stinson-108) (registry code 9230412) (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: Liberty Landing

## 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 19800723028309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800723028309A), Jul 23, 1980: Univar 108, Liberty, MO, Substantial damage. High sink rate on final raised nose of aircraft. Hit hard six feet short of runway. Nosed over.

## Other investigations on N97350 (1)

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.

- [NTSB UNK65X0792](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0792), Nov 22, 1964: Stinson 108 (N97350), Emporia, KS, substantial damage

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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