# NTSB NYC69F0349: Stinson 108, N8539K, Aliquippa, PA, February 16, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: February 16, 1969
- Place: Aliquippa, PA · ALIQUIPPA, PA
- Location: 40.6158° N, 80.2552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aliquippa, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6158&lon=-80.2552&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 22, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190833
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69F0349
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69F0349

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0459  69/2/16    ALIQUIPPA,PA        STINSON 108         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 38, 54 TOTAL
        TIME - 1500                    N8539K              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALIQUIPPA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8539K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8539K-1977-07-18), registration cancelled 1977-07-18, S/N 108-1539 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108
- Registry model: [Stinson 108-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-1) (registry code 9230404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Aliquippa

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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