# NTSB CHI67D0219: Stinson 108, N39468, Grays Lake, IL, July 10, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 10, 1966
- Place: Grays Lake, IL · GRAYS LAKE, IL
- Location: 42.3408° N, 88.0336° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grayslake, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3408&lon=-88.0336&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 25, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122759
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67D0219
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67D0219

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2768  66/7/10    GRAYS LAKE ILL      STINSON 108         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 716
        TIME - 0700                    N39468              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 389 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAMPBELL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER CLEARANCE-TOLERANCE
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        REMARKS- EVIDENCE OF HISTORY OF PREVIOUS BRAKE FAILURES, RIGHT BRAKE LININGS WORN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N39468](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39468-2012-11-14), registration cancelled 2012-11-14, S/N 108-24, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108
- Registry model: [Stinson 108](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108) (registry code 9230402) (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: Campbell

## Other investigations on N39468 (1)

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.

- [NTSB MKC84FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84FA016), Nov 6, 1983: Stinson 108 (N39468), Angora, NE, 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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