# NTSB NYC69D0183: Stinson 108-3, N6866M, Dublin, PA, September 7, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 7, 1968
- Place: Dublin, PA · DUBLIN, PA
- Location: 40.3769° N, 75.2059° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dublin, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3769&lon=-75.2059&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 15, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 192184
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69D0183
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69D0183

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4887   68/9/7    DUBLIN,PA           STINSON 108-3       CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 42, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1130                    N6866M              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- ATTEMPTED T/O FROM FARM FIELD AFTER A SUCCESSFULL PRECAUTIONARY LDG DUE TO WEATHER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6866M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6866M-2013-07-09), registration cancelled 2013-07-09, S/N 108-4866, built 1948 (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

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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