# NTSB NYC68D0039: Stinson 108-3, N6247M, Amityville, NY, June 8, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 8, 1967
- Place: Amityville, NY · AMITYVILLE, NY
- Location: 40.6698° N, 73.4158° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Amityville, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6698&lon=-73.4158&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 22, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116675
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68D0039
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68D0039

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1911   67/6/8    AMITYVILLE,NY       STINSON 108-3       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 1200
        TIME - 1645                    N6247M              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ZAHNS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- PARKED ACFT-PIPER PA-23,N260W-SUBST.DAMAGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6247M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6247M-1968-01-17), registration cancelled 1968-01-17, S/N 108-4247 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108-3
- Registry model: [Stinson 108-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-3) (registry code 9230408) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Zahns

## Other investigations on N6247M (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 NYC68F0231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68F0231), Oct 7, 1967: Stinson 108-3 (N6247M), Oyster Bay, NY, 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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