# NTSB DEN78DDQ15: Stinson 108-3, N811C, Las Cruces, NM, April 2, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 2, 1978
- Place: Las Cruces, NM · LAS CRUCES, NM
- Location: 32.3123° N, 106.7783° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Cruces, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3123&lon=-106.7783&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 18, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142570
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN78DDQ15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78DDQ15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0360   78/4/2    LAS CRUCES,NM       STINSON 108-3       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 55, 1188
        TIME - 0930                    N811C               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 347 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MICRO AERODROME
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAS CRUCES,NM               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- STRIP APPROXIMATELY 14 INCHES LONG SEPARATED FROM ONE PROPELLER BLADE ALONG LEADING EDGE NEAR HUB.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N811C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N811C-2013-05-13), registration cancelled 2013-05-13, S/N 108-3811, built 1947 (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: Micro Aerodrome

## 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 19780402004729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780402004729A), Apr 2, 1978: Univar 108, Las Cruces, TX, Substantial damage. Strip approximately 14 inches long separated from one propeller b along leading edge near hub.

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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