# NTSB FTW66D0131: Stinson 108-2, N9488K, Fabens, TX, August 31, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 31, 1964
- Place: Fabens, TX · FABENS, TX
- Location: 31.5175° N, 106.1351° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fabens, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5175&lon=-106.1351&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 17, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181533
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66D0131
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66D0131

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3911  64/8/31    FABENS TEX          STINSON 108-2       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 38,
        TIME - 1100                    N9488K              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  54 TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, UNK/NR INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FABENS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9488K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9488K-1971-04-27), registration cancelled 1971-04-27, S/N 108-2488 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108-2
- Registry model: [Stinson 108-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-2) (registry code 9230406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Fabens

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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