# NTSB NYC72DGM45: Stinson 108-2, N9464K, Scottsdale, PA, May 11, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 11, 1972
- Place: Scottsdale, PA · SCOTTSDALE, PA
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 14, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166066
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72DGM45
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72DGM45

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1878  72/5/11    SCOTTSDALE,PA       STINSON 108-2       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 76 TOTAL
        TIME - 1545                    N9464K              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MT PLEASANT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROSTRAVER ARPT              SCOTTSDALE,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- HIT BARREL USED AS RWY MRKR. PLT UNFAMILIAR W ARPT. GRASS 8IN HIGH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9464K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9464K-1975-12-02), registration cancelled 1975-12-02, S/N 108-2464 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108-2
- Registry model: [Stinson 108-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-2) (registry code 9230406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mt Pleasant

## Other investigations on N9464K (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 NYC76AN047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AN047), Oct 29, 1975: Stinson 108-2 (N9464K), Bellows Falls, VT, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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