# NTSB SEA73DYE27: Stinson 108-3, N6585M, Anacortes, WA, February 18, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: February 18, 1973
- Place: Anacortes, WA · ANACORTES, WA
- Location: 48.4887° N, 122.6240° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anacortes, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4887&lon=-122.6240&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 11, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170041
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA73DYE27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73DYE27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0264  73/2/18    ANACORTES,WASH      STINSON 108-3       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 112
        TIME - 2000                    N6585M              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANACORTES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANACORTES,WASH              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
           MISCELLANEOUS - ANIMAL(S) ON RUNWAY/TAXIWAY/RAMP
        REMARKS- DEER RAN ON RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6585M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6585M-1977-07-07), registration cancelled 1977-07-07, S/N 108-4585 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108-3
- Registry model: [Stinson 108-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-3) (registry code 9230408) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Anacortes

## 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 19730218003719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730218003719A), Feb 18, 1973: Univar 1083, Anacortes, WA, Substantial damage. Deer ran on rwy.

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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