# NTSB SEA74DYC34: Stinson 108-1, N8651K, Wilsonville, OR, January 8, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: January 8, 1974
- Place: Wilsonville, OR · WILSONVILLE, OR
- Location: 45.3113° N, 122.7709° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilsonville, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3113&lon=-122.7709&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 10, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186969
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA74DYC34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYC34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0319   74/1/8    WILSONVILLE,OREG    STINSON 108-1       CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 463
        TIME - 1150                    N8651K              PX-  0  0  1  POLICE PATROL             TOTAL HOURS, 191 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AURORA STATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SCAPPOOSE,OREG              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- POLICE SURVEILLANCE.PLT MISTOOK MIXT CTL FOR CARB HEAT LDG IN FLD.INTNT STALL AVOIDING OBSTACLES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8651K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8651K-1975-06-10), registration cancelled 1975-06-10, S/N 108-1651 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108-1
- Registry model: [Stinson 108-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-1) (registry code 9230404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Aurora State

## 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 19740108000549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740108000549A), Jan 8, 1974: Univar 1081, Wilsonville, OR, Substantial damage. Police surveillance. Plt mistook mixt ctl for carb heat ldg in fld. Intnt stall avoiding obstacles.

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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