# NTSB MIA70D0010: Stinson 108, N40178, St Petersburg, FL, March 21, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 21, 1969
- Place: St Petersburg, FL · ST PETERSBURG, FL
- Location: 27.7709° N, 82.6793° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Petersburg, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7709&lon=-82.6793&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 19, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185607
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70D0010
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70D0010

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3275  69/3/21    ST PETERSBURG,FLA   STINSON 108         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 1400
        TIME - 1545                    N40178              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALBERT WHITTED
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST PETERSBURG,FLA           MIAMI,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: LONGERON
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: RUDDER SURFACES,ATTACHMENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- R TAILWHEEL STEERING HORN,TAIL POST,AND LWR FUSELAGE LONGERONS BKN.EDGES OF BREAKS APPEARED OLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N40178 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Albert Whitted

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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