# NTSB LAX70F0165: Stinson 108-2, N9614K, Saugus, CA, September 27, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 27, 1969
- Place: Saugus, CA · SAUGUS, CA
- Location: 34.4114° N, 118.5401° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saugus, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4114&lon=-118.5401&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 12, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151044
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX70F0165
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70F0165

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4041  69/9/27    SAUGUS,CALIF        STINSON 108-2       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 3109
        TIME - 1630                    N9614K              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2585 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOS ANGELES,CALIF           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LANDED SUCCESSFULLY,ACFT DESTROYED BY FIRE. LAST PERIODIC INSP 702068.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9614K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9614K-1970-06-25), registration cancelled 1970-06-25, S/N 108-2614 (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

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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