# NTSB NYC70F0013: Stinson 108-1, N8458K, Babylon, NY, May 18, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 18, 1969
- Place: Babylon, NY · BABYLON, NY
- Location: 40.6937° N, 73.3260° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Babylon, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6937&lon=-73.3260&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 3 serious
- Status: Completed, report September 22, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171427
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70F0013
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70F0013

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2544  69/5/18    BABYLON,NY          STINSON 108-1       CR-  0  2  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 1727
        TIME - 1305                    N8458K              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 430 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FARMINGDALE,NY              FARMINGDALE,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- PLT REPORTED RUDDER,ELEV BINDING.CAUSE OF RUDDER,ELEV BINDING NOT DETERMINED.ACFT DMGD IN SALVAGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8458K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8458K-2013-03-07), registration cancelled 2013-03-07, S/N 108-1458, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108-1
- Registry model: [Stinson 108-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-1) (registry code 9230404) (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

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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