# NTSB OAK72DVA18: Stinson 108-1, N9041K, Porterville, CA, September 5, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 5, 1971
- Place: Porterville, CA · PORTERVILLE, CA
- Location: 36.0635° N, 119.0336° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Porterville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0635&lon=-119.0336&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 27, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163820
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK72DVA18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72DVA18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3551   71/9/5    PORTERVILLE,CALIF   STINSON 108-1       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 499
        TIME - 1100                    N9041K              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PORTERVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FREMONT,CALIF               PORTERVILLE,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- R BRAKE ASSEMBLY COVERED WITH BRAKE FLUID.NO FLUID IN LINE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9041K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9041K), registered now, S/N 108-2041, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108-1
- Registry model: [Stinson 108](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108) (registry code 9230402) (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: Porterville

## Other investigations on N9041K (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 ANC24LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA020), Mar 15, 2024: Stinson 108 (N9041K), Houston, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation and the pilot's mismanagement of the available fuel.

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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