# NTSB DEN78FA007: Stinson 108-2, N178C, Hope, NM, November 13, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 13, 1977
- Place: Hope, NM · HOPE, NM
- Location: 32.8172° N, 104.7368° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hope, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8172&lon=-104.7368&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 13, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144182
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN78FA007
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FA007

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3879  77/11/13 NR.HOPE,NM            STINSON 108-2       CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, UNK/NR
        TIME - 0235                    N178C               PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ARTESIA,NM.                 EL PASO,TX.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N178C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N178C-1978-02-28), registration cancelled 1978-02-28, S/N 108-3178 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108-2
- Registry model: [Universal Stinson 108-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/universal-stinson-108-2) (registry code 9230416) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19771113040649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771113040649A), Nov 13, 1977: Univar 1082, Hope, NM, Destroyed, 1 fatal

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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