# NTSB MIA69F0324: Stinson 108-3, N6771M, Gainesville, FL, December 7, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 7, 1968
- Place: Gainesville, FL · GAINESVILLE, FL
- Location: 29.6516° N, 82.3248° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gainesville, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6516&lon=-82.3248&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 28, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191899
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA69F0324
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69F0324

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4564   68/12/7   GAINESVILLE,FLA     STINSON 108-3       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 133
        TIME - 1130                    N6771M              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GAINESVILLE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: SKIN AND ATTACHMENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DETERIORATED
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- FABRIC FAILED AT SCREW ATTACH TO WG RIB ON LEFT TOP WG SURFACE. ABOUT 6 FT SEPARATED. LANDED OK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6771M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6771M-2013-03-25), registration cancelled 2013-03-25, S/N 108-4771, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108-3
- Registry model: [Universal Stinson 108-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/universal-stinson-108-3) (registry code 9230418) (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: Gainesville

## Other investigations on N6771M (1)

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.

- [NTSB ATL84LA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA270), Aug 25, 1984: Universal Stinson 108-3 (N6771M), Reidsville, SC, 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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