# NTSB UNK64X0413: Stinson 108-3, N651C, Silver City, NC, January 31, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: January 31, 1964
- Place: Silver City, NC · SILVER CITY, NC
- Location: 34.9972° N, 79.2292° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Silver City, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9972&lon=-79.2292&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185710
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0413
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0413

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0275  64/1/31    SILVER CITY NC      STINSON 108-3       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 30, 58 TOTAL
        TIME - 1700                    N651C               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N651C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N651C-2015-05-05), registration cancelled 2015-05-05, S/N 1083651, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108-3
- Registry model: [Stinson 108](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108) (registry code 9230402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6A4165 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4165-series) (registry code 27025, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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