# NTSB OAK77DVD33: Stinson 108-1, N97115, Healdsburg, CA, May 14, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 14, 1977
- Place: Healdsburg, CA · HEALDSBURG, CA
- Location: 38.6225° N, 122.8651° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Healdsburg, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6225&lon=-122.8651&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 9, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152393
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK77DVD33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DVD33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0745  77/5/14    HEALDSBURG,CA       STINSON 108-1       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 620
        TIME - 1400                    N97115              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HEALDSBURG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HEALDSBURG,CA                LIVERMORE,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- ACFT TRAVELED DWN EMBANKMENT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N97115](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97115-2022-11-05), registration cancelled 2022-11-05, S/N 108-1115, built 1946 (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: Healdsburg

## 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 19770514010639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770514010639A), May 14, 1977: Univar 108, Healdsburg, CA, Substantial damage. Acft traveled dwn embankment

## Other investigations on N97115 (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 LAX87LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA148), Mar 17, 1987: Stinson 108-1 (N97115), Rio Vista, CA, 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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