# NTSB FTW67D0380: Stinson 108, N6879M, Matamoros, Mexico, December 31, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 31, 1966
- Place: Matamoros, Mexico · MATAMOROS, Mexico
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 26, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120002
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67D0380
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67D0380

## NTSB brief

```
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6879M-1970-07-20), registration cancelled 1970-07-20, S/N 108-4879 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108
- Registry model: [Stinson 108-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-3) (registry code 9230408) (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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