# NTSB SEA68F0201: Stinson 10A, N32298, Kettle Falls, WA, November 4, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 4, 1967
- Place: Kettle Falls, WA · KETTLE FALLS, WA
- Location: 48.6056° N, 118.0620° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kettle Falls, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.6056&lon=-118.0620&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 18, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112507
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA68F0201
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68F0201

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4800   67/11/4   KETTLE FALLS,WASH   STINSON 10A         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 40, 75 TOTAL
        TIME - 1335                    N32298              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOYD STRIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N32298](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32298-1970-06-29), registration cancelled 1970-06-29, S/N 7946, built 1941 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 10A
- Registry model: [Stinson 10A](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-10a) (registry code 8632102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Boyd Strip

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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