# NTSB MKC68D0226: Stinson 108-3, N625C, Painton, MO, September 9, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 9, 1967
- Place: Painton, MO · PAINTON, MO
- Location: 37.0823° N, 89.7948° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Painton, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0823&lon=-89.7948&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 20, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113897
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68D0226
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68D0226

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3739   67/9/9    PAINTON,MO          STINSON 108-3       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 824
        TIME - 2200                    N625C               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PAINTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- PLT ATTEMPT T/O FROM UNLIGHTED FIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N625C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N625C), registered now, S/N 108-3625, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108-3
- Registry model: [Stinson 108-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-3) (registry code 9230408) (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: Painton

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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