# NTSB NYC70F0249: Stinson 108-1, N400T, Warwick, RI, December 25, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 25, 1969
- Place: Warwick, RI · WARWICK, RI
- Location: 41.7001° N, 71.4162° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Warwick, RI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7001&lon=-71.4162&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 10, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147045
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70F0249
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70F0249

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4724  69/12/25   WARWICK,RI          STINSON 108-1       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 983
        TIME - 2200                    N400T               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - T.F.GREEN STATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WARWICK,RI                  SMITHFIELD,RI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- PLT STATED BRAKES DEFECTIVE. INVEST NOT STARTED FOR 4 MOS. ACFT TIED DOWN SINCE ACCDT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N400T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108-1
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: T.F.Green State

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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