# NTSB NYC70D0017: Stinson 108, N97699, Wolfeboro, NH, June 18, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 18, 1969
- Place: Wolfeboro, NH · WOLFEBORO, NH
- Location: 43.5936° N, 71.2116° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wolfeboro, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5936&lon=-71.2116&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 3, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171944
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70D0017
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70D0017

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2872  69/6/18    WOLFEBORO,NH        STINSON 108         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 375
        TIME - 1540                    N97699              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 302 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WOLFEBORO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LACONIA,NH                  WOLFEBORO,NH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- R LDG GR STRUCK ROCK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N97699](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N97699), registered now, S/N 108-699, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108
- Registry model: [Stinson 108](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108) (registry code 9230402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6A4150 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4150-series) (registry code 27024, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wolfeboro

## Other investigations on N97699 (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 GAA19CA522](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA522), Sep 1, 2019: Stinson 108 (N97699), Bandera, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for a simulated rejected takeoff, which resulted in a runway overrun and noseover.

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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