# NTSB NYC75DFA11: Stinson 108, N97370, Andes, NY, October 5, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 5, 1974
- Place: Andes, NY · ANDES, NY
- Location: 42.1876° N, 74.7804° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Andes, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1876&lon=-74.7804&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 20, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141090
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75DFA11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75DFA11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3145   74/10/5   ANDES,NY            STINSON 108         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 116
        TIME - 1315                    N97370              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE AIRSTRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANDES,NY                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           SYSTEMS - OTHER SYSTEMS: PITOT SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED
        REMARKS- LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY,WATER FOUND IN AIRSPEED LINE.ROCKS IN AREA GR,PROP AND WING DMGD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N97370](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97370-2013-05-23), registration cancelled 2013-05-23, S/N 108-370, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108
- Registry model: [Stinson 108](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108) (registry code 9230402) (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
- Airport: Private Airstrip

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19741005033669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741005033669A), Oct 5, 1974: Univar 108, Andes, NY, Substantial damage. Landed short of runway,water found in airspeed line. Rocks in area gr,prop and wing dmgd.

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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