# NTSB UNK65X0500: Stinson 108-3, N6869M, Sewanee, TN, October 31, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 31, 1964
- Place: Sewanee, TN · SEWANEE, TN
- Location: 35.1979° N, 85.9215° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sewanee, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1979&lon=-85.9215&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 30, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180964
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0500
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0500

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3370  64/10/31   SEWANEE TENN        STINSON 108-3       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 58, 67 TOTAL
        TIME - 1155                    N6869M              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SEWANEE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6869M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6869M-1972-02-17), registration cancelled 1972-02-17, S/N 108-4869 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108-3
- Registry model: [Stinson 108-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-3) (registry code 9230408) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sewanee

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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