# Accident 19780806022509A: Univar 108, Miller, SD, August 6, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1978
- Place: Miller, SD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 44.5211° N, 98.9870° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miller, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5211&lon=-98.9870&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6854M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6854M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108-3 (registry code 9230408, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4165 series (registry code 27025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4165-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 108
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 119 total, 32 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78FTK31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FTK31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780806022509A

## Narrative

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

PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED TORN FABRIC ON TOP OF FUSELAGE WITH DUCT TAPEE LOOSE AGAIN,LOST ELEV CTL.

## 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 MKC78FTK31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FTK31), Aug 6, 1978: Stinson 108-3 (N6854M), Miller, SD, 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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