# NTSB SEA68A0040: Stinson 108-2, N963D, Tigard, OR, November 5, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 5, 1967
- Place: Tigard, OR · TIGARD, OR
- Location: 45.4229° N, 122.7844° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tigard, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4229&lon=-122.7844&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 7, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113585
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA68A0040
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68A0040

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-1002   67/11/5   TIGARD,OREG         STINSON 108-2       CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 75 TOTAL
        TIME - 1238                    N963D               PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEYER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- ATTEMPTED GO AROUND INTO RISING TERRAIN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N963D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N963D-1968-01-31), registration cancelled 1968-01-31, S/N 108-2963 (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: Meyer

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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