# NTSB NYC76AN047: Stinson 108-2, N9464K, Bellows Falls, VT, October 29, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 29, 1975
- Place: Bellows Falls, VT · BELLOWS FALLS, VT
- Location: 43.1348° N, 72.4589° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bellows Falls, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1348&lon=-72.4589&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 10, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151069
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76AN047
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AN047

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3291  75/10/29   BELLOWS FALLS,VT    STINSON 108-2       CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 6015
        TIME - 1820                    N9464K              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIDDLEBORO,MA               NORTH WINDOM,VT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  2000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          FOG                                                      360
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           5                                                       IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- ACFT NOT EQPD FOR INST FLT IN ACORD WITH FAR PART 91.33. PATCHY FOG, LIGHT DRIZZLE.
```

## 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: Destroyed

## 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 19751029036519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751029036519A), Oct 29, 1975: Univar 1082, Bellows Falls, VT, Destroyed. Acft not eqpd for inst flt in acord with FAR part 91.33. Patchy fog, light drizzle.

## 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 NYC72DGM45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72DGM45), May 11, 1972: Stinson 108-2 (N9464K), Scottsdale, PA, 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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