# NTSB SEA76AS051: Stinson 108-1, N8480K, Burley, ID, May 23, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 23, 1976
- Place: Burley, ID · BURLEY, ID
- Location: 42.5374° N, 113.7913° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burley, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5374&lon=-113.7913&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 17, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154101
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76AS051
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76AS051

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1181  76/5/23    BURLEY,ID           STINSON 108-1       CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 3900
        TIME - 1411                    N8480K              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BURLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BURLEY,ID                   OGDEN,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    4000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                      NONE, THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      64
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           20                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT NEAR MAX GROSS WT AT TKOF. TSTM HAD JUST PASSED OVR ARPT. DENSITY ALT 5400FT. HIT RR BOX CAR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8480K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8480K-1976-07-16), registration cancelled 1976-07-16, S/N 108-1480, built 1946 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Burley

## 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 19760523014209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760523014209A), May 23, 1976: Univar 1081, Burley, ID, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Acft near max gross wt at tkof. Tstm had just passed ovr arpt. Density alt 5400FT. Hit rr box car.

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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