# NTSB IAD78DA042: Stinson 108, N8980K, Ocean City, MD, January 27, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 27, 1978
- Place: Ocean City, MD · OCEAN CITY, MD
- Location: 38.4107° N, 75.0714° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ocean City, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4107&lon=-75.0714&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 6, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143671
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD78DA042
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78DA042

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0184  78/1/27  NR.OCEAN CITY,MD      STINSON 108         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 42, UNK/NR
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N8980K              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WILMINGTON,NC               ATLANTIC CITY,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDETERMINED                                             UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- PLT'S BODY RECOVERED IN ATLANTIC OCEAN,15 MILES SOUTH OF OCEAN CITY,MD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8980K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8980K-2018-04-06), registration cancelled 2018-04-06, S/N 108-1980, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108
- Registry model: [Stinson 108-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-1) (registry code 9230404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6A4150 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4150-series) (registry code 27024, reciprocating) (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 19780127001959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780127001959A), Jan 27, 1978: Univar 1081, Ocean City, Substantial damage. Plt's body recovered in atlantic Ocean,15 miles south of Ocean cid.

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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