# NTSB FTW70F0034: Stinson 108-3, N6163N, Kingston, OK, June 15, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 15, 1969
- Place: Kingston, OK · KINGSTON, OK
- Location: 34.0004° N, 96.7065° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kingston, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0004&lon=-96.7065&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 28, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179678
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70F0034
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70F0034

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1660  69/6/15    KINGSTON,OKLA       STINSON 108-3       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 450
        TIME - 1330                    N6163N              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE TEXHOMA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6163N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108-3
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lake Texhoma

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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