# NTSB NYC67D0279: Stinson 108-2, N9774K, So.Plainfield, NJ, September 19, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 19, 1966
- Place: So.Plainfield, NJ · SO.PLAINFIELD, NJ
- Location: 40.5744° N, 74.4148° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Plainfield, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5744&lon=-74.4148&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 29, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121254
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67D0279
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67D0279

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2823  66/9/19    SO.PLAINFIELD NJ    STINSON 108-2       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 37, 48 TOTAL
        TIME - 1030                    N9774K              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HADLEY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9774K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9774K-1971-01-04), registration cancelled 1971-01-04, S/N 108-1774 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108-2
- Registry model: [Stinson 108-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-1) (registry code 9230404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hadley

## Other investigations on N9774K (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC66F0263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0263), Sep 16, 1965: Stinson 108-2 (N9774K), Alexandria, VA, 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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