# NTSB MKC66F0158: Stinson 108-3, N6630M, Grand Portage, MN, July 13, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 13, 1965
- Place: Grand Portage, MN · GRAND PORTAGE, MN
- Location: 47.9638° N, 89.6848° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Portage, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9638&lon=-89.6848&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 20, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176502
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66F0158
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0158

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2216  65/7/13    GRAND PORTAGE MIN   STINSON 108-3       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 525
        TIME - 0645                    N6630M              PX-  0  0  4  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 502 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- FOAT-EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6630M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108-3
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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