# NTSB UNK65X0945: Stinson 108-3, N4087C, Croton, NY, December 7, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 7, 1964
- Place: Croton, NY · CROTON, NY
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 25, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180278
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0945
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0945

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3701   64/12/7   CROTON NY           STINSON 108-3       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 1500
        TIME - 1445                    N4087C              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CROTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4087C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4087C-1971-06-23), registration cancelled 1971-06-23, S/N 108-5087 (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: Croton

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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