# NTSB NYC76DGM18: Stinson 108, N8212K, Listonburg, PA, December 6, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 6, 1975
- Place: Listonburg, PA · LISTONBURG, PA
- Location: 39.7548° N, 79.3142° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Listonburg, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7548&lon=-79.3142&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 8, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152131
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76DGM18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76DGM18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4084   75/12/6   LISTONBURG,PA       STINSON 108         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 256
        TIME - 1515                    N8212K              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 203 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHAPEL HILL,NC              LATROBE,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       51
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          240                                                       6
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8212K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8212K), registered now, S/N 108-1212 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108
- 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

## 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 19751206037679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751206037679A), Dec 6, 1975: Univar 1081, Listonburg, PA, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8212K (2)

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 NYC01LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA181), Jul 20, 2001: Stinson 108-1 (N8212K), Latrobe, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane which resulted in the inadvertent ground loop.
- [NTSB NYC69D0131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69D0131), Aug 11, 1968: Stinson 108-1 (N8212K), Central City, PA, 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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