# NTSB SEA73DYG12: Stinson 108, N217C, Connell, WA, August 12, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 12, 1972
- Place: Connell, WA · CONNELL, WA
- Location: 46.6605° N, 118.8406° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Connell, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6605&lon=-118.8406&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 21, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163338
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA73DYG12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73DYG12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2303  72/8/12    CONNELL,WASH        STINSON 108         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 44, 77 TOTAL
        TIME - 1515                    N217C               PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 21 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOWER MONUMENTAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CONNELL,WASH                KENNEWICK,WASH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- GRAVEL RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N217C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N217C-1973-05-29), registration cancelled 1973-05-29, S/N 108-3217 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108
- Registry model: [Stinson 108-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-2) (registry code 9230406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lower Monumental

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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