# NTSB NYC70D0005: Stinson 108-2, N9344K, Red Bank, NJ, May 30, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 30, 1969
- Place: Red Bank, NJ · RED BANK, NJ
- Location: 40.3487° N, 74.0665° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Red Bank, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3487&lon=-74.0665&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 18, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171557
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70D0005
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70D0005

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2622  69/5/30    RED BANK,NJ         STINSON 108-2       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 212
        TIME - 1530                    N9344K              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 24 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RED BANK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PRESTON,NJ                  RED BANK,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- PLT SAID ENG RAN ROUGH DURING FLT,DID NOT RESPOND DURING ATTEMPTED POWER RECOVERY ON LDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9344K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9344K-2019-09-06), registration cancelled 2019-09-06, S/N 108-2344, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108-2
- Registry model: [Stinson 108-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-2) (registry code 9230406) (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
- Airport: Red Bank

## Other investigations on N9344K (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI66F0110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0110), Jun 11, 1965: Stinson 108-2 (N9344K), Freeland, MI, 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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