# NTSB CHI78FEC19: Stinson 108-3, N6042M, Fraser, MI, February 19, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 19, 1978
- Place: Fraser, MI · FRASER, MI
- Location: 42.5377° N, 82.9467° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fraser, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5377&lon=-82.9467&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 28, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143734
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78FEC19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEC19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0164  78/2/19    FRASER,MI           STINSON 108-3       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 96 TOTAL
        TIME - 1940                    N6042M              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 19 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCKINLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FRASER,MI                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6042M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6042M), registered now, S/N 108-4042 (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: Mckinley

## 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 19780219002369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780219002369A), Feb 19, 1978: Univar 108, Fraser, 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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