NYC68D0256

NTSB accident investigation · Stinson 108-3 · Mongaup Valley, NY · October 13, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 13, 1967
Place
Mongaup Valley, NY · MONGAUP VALLEY, NY
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N6935MStinson 108-3
Status
Completed · report January 17, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
112732

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3999  67/10/13   MONGAUP VALLEY,NY   STINSON 108-3       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 3600
        TIME - 0530                    N6935M              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1290 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MONGAUP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED. STRUCK SUBMERGED OBJECT.

Aircraft

Registration
N6935M
Reported as
Stinson 108-3
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Mongaup

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.