# NTSB UNK64X0835: Stinson 108-3, N6829M, Punxtawney, PA, March 7, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 7, 1964
- Place: Punxtawney, PA · PUNXTAWNEY, PA
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 28, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185375
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0835
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0835

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0566   64/3/7    PUNXTAWNEY PA       STINSON 108-3       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 2040
        TIME - 1500                    N6829M              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PUNXSUTAWNEY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6829M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6829M), registered now, S/N 108-4829 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108-3
- Registry model: [Stinson 108-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-3) (registry code 9230408) (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
- Airport: Punxsutawney

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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