# Fatal NTSB investigations: Universal Stinson 108

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB CEN25FA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25FA194.md): Universal Stinson 108 · Farmington, NC · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report · Jun 3, 2025 · N40158 · Substantial damage
  > On June 3, 2025, about 1145 eastern daylight time, a Universal Stinson 108 airplane, N40518 was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Farmington, North Carolina. The pilot and one passenger were fatally injured, and one passenger was seriously…
- [NTSB ERA12LA411](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA411.md): Universal Stinson 108 · Portland, ME · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 24, 2012 · N39443 · Substantial damage
  > A fatigue failure of the No. 3 piston skirt, which resulted in a total loss of engine power and the subsequent ditching in the ocean.
- [NTSB ERA10LA442](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA442.md): Stinson 108 · Andrews, SC · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 25, 2010 · N97316 · Substantial damage
  > Loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, and the student pilot's failure to adequately preflight the airplane prior to takeoff.
- [NTSB FTW85FA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85FA152.md): Universal Stinson 108 · Emhouse, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 17, 1985 · N953D · Substantial damage
  > Witnesses observed the student plt making repeated low passes near his friend's house. While maneuvering, the acft collided with a power line, then crashed to the ground inverted. The student held a student plt certificate that was dated 10/17/62. No record…
- [NTSB LAX65A0074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX65A0074.md): Stinson 108 · Lebec, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Mar 14, 1965 · N39463 · Destroyed

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."highestInjuryLevel" = 'Fatal'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('9230412'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?fatal=1&model=9230412

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