# NTSB NYC69D0195: Stinson L5G, N63373, Apalachin, NY, June 8, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 8, 1968
- Place: Apalachin, NY · APALACHIN, NY
- Location: 42.0638° N, 76.1568° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Apalachin, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0638&lon=-76.1568&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 10, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109582
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69D0195
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69D0195

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3469   68/6/8    APALACHIN,NY        STINSON L5G         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1030                    N63373              PX-  0  0  1  OTHER                     AGE 44, 8300 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            38 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- CHECKING THERMAL ACTIVITY PRIOR TO GLIDER TOW. ENG NOT RUN SINCE ACCIDENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N63373](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63373-2013-02-13), registration cancelled 2013-02-13, S/N 4628, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON L5G
- Registry model: [Stinson L-5G](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-l-5g) (registry code 8630214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-435A/0-435C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-435a-0-435c) (registry code 41517, 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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