# Accident 19780518021139A: Slinds 100180, E Grand Forks, MN, May 18, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 1978
- Place: E Grand Forks, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 47.9286° N, 97.0138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East Grand Forks, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9286&lon=-97.0138&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4088X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SLINDS 100180
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 419 total, 3 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78FER44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FER44) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780518021139A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PROP SPINNER BACK PLATE, MCCAULEY P/N63717 FAILED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB MKC78FER44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FER44), May 18, 1978: Aero Comdr 100 (N4088X), E Grand Forks, MN, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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