# NTSB SEA78DYE18: Stinson 108-1, N8136K, Bremerton, WA, April 23, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 23, 1978
- Place: Bremerton, WA · BREMERTON, WA
- Location: 47.5400° N, 122.7171° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bremerton, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5400&lon=-122.7171&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 15, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142739
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA78DYE18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYE18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0551  78/4/23    BREMERTON,WA        STINSON 108-1       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2100                    N8136K              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  AGE 40, 775 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            63 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KITSAP COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PORT ORCHARD,WA             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- HIT TREE,CONT FLT & LND OK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8136K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8136K-2021-12-14), registration cancelled 2021-12-14, S/N 108-1136 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108-1
- Registry model: [Stinson 108-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-1) (registry code 9230404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6A4165 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4165-series) (registry code 27025, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kitsap County

## 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 19780423006659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780423006659A), Apr 23, 1978: Univar 108, Bremerton, WA, Substantial damage. Hit tree,cont flt & lnd ok.

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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