# NTSB NYC70FFM17: Stinson 10, N27762, Westfield, MA, June 23, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 23, 1970
- Place: Westfield, MA · WESTFIELD, MA
- Location: 42.1251° N, 72.7495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westfield, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1251&lon=-72.7495&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 7, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119198
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70FFM17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70FFM17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2624  70/6/23    WESTFIELD,MASS      STINSON 10          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 100
        TIME - 1125                    N27762              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BARNES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SCHENECTADY,NY              WESTFIELD,MASS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- ACFT VEERED R,LEFT TIRE BLOWN,WHEEL BROKEN,FUSELAGE DMGD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N27762](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27762-2023-08-14), registration cancelled 2023-08-14, S/N 7707, built 1940 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 10
- Registry model: [Stinson 10](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-10) (registry code 8632004) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A80 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a80-series) (registry code 17006, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Barnes

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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