# NTSB MIA65F0089: Stinson 108-3, N6302M, Pink Hill, NC, April 22, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 22, 1965
- Place: Pink Hill, NC · PINK HILL, NC
- Location: 35.0570° N, 77.7430° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pink Hill, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0570&lon=-77.7430&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 18, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178851
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA65F0089
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA65F0089

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0929  65/4/22    PINK HILL NC        STINSON 108-3       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 690
        TIME - 1535                    N6302M              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PINK HILL
        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: [N6302M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6302M-2013-08-05), registration cancelled 2013-08-05, S/N 1084302, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108-3
- Registry model: [Stinson 108](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108) (registry code 9230402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6A4165 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4165-series) (registry code 27025, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pink Hill

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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