# NTSB NYC69D0187: Stinson 108-2, N9372K, Hallstead, PA, September 28, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 28, 1968
- Place: Hallstead, PA · HALLSTEAD, PA
- Location: 41.9571° N, 75.7461° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hallstead, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9571&lon=-75.7461&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 20, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107906
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69D0187
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69D0187

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3656  68/9/28    HALLSTEAD,PA        STINSON 108-2       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 332
        TIME - 0740                    N9372K              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 84 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ULCO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          GROUND FOG                                               BELOW MINIMUMS
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- ACFT NOT EQPT FOR INST FLT,PLT NOT INST RATED.TOOK OFF IN GRND FOG.ARPT IN VALLEY,MTNS BOTH SIDES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9372K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9372K-1977-06-20), registration cancelled 1977-06-20, S/N 108-2372 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108-2
- Registry model: [Stinson 108-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-2) (registry code 9230406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ulco

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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