# NTSB CHI76FEC64: Stinson 108-3, N6108M, Deckerville, MI, September 18, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 18, 1976
- Place: Deckerville, MI · DECKERVILLE, MI
- Location: 43.5265° N, 82.7420° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Deckerville, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5265&lon=-82.7420&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 10, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155774
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FEC64
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEC64

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2988  76/9/18    DECKERVILLE,MI      STINSON 108-3       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 226
        TIME - 1815                    N6108M              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAMONT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BAD AX,MI                   DECKERVILLE,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6108M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6108M), registered now, S/N 108-4108, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108-3
- Registry model: [Stinson 108-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-3) (registry code 9230408) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6A4165 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4165-series) (registry code 27025, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lamont

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760918029899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760918029899A), Sep 18, 1976: Univar 1083, Deckerville, MI, Substantial damage

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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