FTW67D0380

NTSB accident investigation · Stinson 108 · Matamoros, Mexico · December 31, 1966

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
December 31, 1966
Place
Matamoros, Mexico · MATAMOROS, Mexico
Injuries
3 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N6879MStinson 108
Status
Completed · report April 26, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
120002

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0091  66/12/31 NR.MATAMOROS MEX      STINSON 108         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1930                    N6879M              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
           UNDETERMINED                                             UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO.

Aircraft

Registration
N6879M
Reported as
Stinson 108
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.