# NTSB CHI77FEM23: Stinson 108-3, N6876M, Birch Run, MI, April 26, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 26, 1977
- Place: Birch Run, MI · BIRCH RUN, MI
- Location: 43.2507° N, 83.7917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Birch Run, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2507&lon=-83.7917&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 24, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158313
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77FEM23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEM23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0902  77/4/26    BIRCH RUN,MI        STINSON 108-3       CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 31, 15 TOTAL
        TIME - 2006                    N6876M              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MUEHLENBECK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BIRCH RUN,MI                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6876M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6876M-1978-01-26), registration cancelled 1978-01-26, S/N 108-4876 (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: Muehlenbeck

## 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 19770426011519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770426011519A), Apr 26, 1977: Univar 1083, Birch Run, 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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