# NTSB SEA68D0153: Stinson 108-2, Bellingham, WA, September 4, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 4, 1967
- Place: Bellingham, WA · BELLINGHAM, WA
- Location: 48.7534° N, 122.4702° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bellingham, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7534&lon=-122.4702&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 5, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114859
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA68D0153
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68D0153

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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E-0020   67/9/4    BELLINGHAM,WASH     STINSON 108-2       CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 95 TOTAL
        TIME - 1620                    CF-JGU              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 29 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BELLINGHAM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- NUT,AN345-4-16,PULLED THROUGH INTAKE SYSTEM AND LODGED IN NO. 4 CYL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: CF-JGU (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108-2
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bellingham

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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