# NTSB DIA68A0019: Stinson 108, N97702, Cairo, WV, November 10, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 10, 1967
- Place: Cairo, WV · CAIRO, WV
- Location: 39.2067° N, 81.1524° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cairo, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2067&lon=-81.1524&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 15, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113568
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA68A0019
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68A0019

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0966  67/11/10   CAIRO, W VA         STINSON 108         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 32, UNK/NR
        TIME - 0346                    N97702              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL 0.11 PCT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N97702](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97702-1968-03-07), registration cancelled 1968-03-07, S/N 108-702 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108
- Registry model: [Stinson 108](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108) (registry code 9230402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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