# NTSB NYC68D0256: Stinson 108-3, N6935M, Mongaup Valley, NY, October 13, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 13, 1967
- Place: Mongaup Valley, NY · MONGAUP VALLEY, NY
- Location: 41.6803° N, 74.7799° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mongaup Valley, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6803&lon=-74.7799&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 17, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112732
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68D0256
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68D0256

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3999  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6935M-1970-06-26), registration cancelled 1970-06-26, S/N 108-4935 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Mongaup

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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