# NTSB DEN78FTM17: Stinson 108-2, N328C, Vernal, UT, April 8, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 8, 1978
- Place: Vernal, UT · VERNAL, UT
- Location: 40.4517° N, 109.5381° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vernal, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4517&lon=-109.5381&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 20, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142759
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN78FTM17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTM17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0686   78/4/8  NR.VERNAL,UT          STINSON 108-2       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 4083
        TIME - 1215                    N328C               PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 415 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VERNAL MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         VERNAL,UT                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STUCK
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- DEBRIS JAMMED THE CARBURETOR FLOAT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N328C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N328C), registered now, S/N 108-3328, built 1947 (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)
- 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: Vernal Muni

## 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 19780408006549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780408006549A), Apr 8, 1978: Univar 1082, Vernal, UT, Substantial damage. Debris jammed the carburetor float.

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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