# NTSB NYC72FNC21: Stinson 108-3, N6070M, Princeton, ME, January 7, 1972

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 7, 1972
- Place: Princeton, ME · PRINCETON, ME
- Location: 45.2234° N, 67.5722° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Princeton, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2234&lon=-67.5722&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 26, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165441
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72FNC21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FNC21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0014   72/1/7    PRINCETON,ME        STINSON 108-3       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 318
        TIME - 0705                    N6070M              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRINCETON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PRINCETON,ME                OLD TOWN,ME
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        REMARKS- PLT HAND PROPPED,PAX AT CTLS.PAX EXITTED TO LET PLT TAXI BACK TO RAMP.FLT CNLD,WX.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6070M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6070M-2018-04-05), registration cancelled 2018-04-05, S/N 108-4070, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108-3
- Registry model: [Stinson 108-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-3) (registry code 9230408) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6A4165 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4165-series) (registry code 27025, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Princeton

## Other investigations on N6070M (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 NYC72FNC42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FNC42), Apr 30, 1972: Stinson 108-3 (N6070M), Princeton, ME, 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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