# NTSB SEA66F0260: Stinson 108, N97805, Pacific City, OR, March 31, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 31, 1966
- Place: Pacific City, OR · PACIFIC CITY, OR
- Location: 45.2049° N, 123.9545° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pacific City, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2049&lon=-123.9545&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 26, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172328
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA66F0260
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66F0260

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1256  66/3/31    PACIFIC CITY OREG   STINSON 108         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 149
        TIME - 1620                    N97805              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 65 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PACIFIC CITY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N97805](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97805-1971-05-07), registration cancelled 1971-05-07, S/N 108-805 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108
- Registry model: [Stinson 108-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-1) (registry code 9230404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pacific City

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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