# NTSB UNK64X0747: Stinson 108-1, N914K, Big Rapids, MI, February 29, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 29, 1964
- Place: Big Rapids, MI · BIG RAPIDS, MI
- Location: 43.6997° N, 85.4813° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Big Rapids, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6997&lon=-85.4813&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185304
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0747
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0747

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0502  64/2/29    BIG RAPIDS MICH     STINSON 108-1       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 215
        TIME - 1200                    N914K               PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 151 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N914K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108-1
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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