# NTSB MKC77FCJ29: Stinson 108-2, N225C, Scotts Bluff, NE, July 11, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 11, 1977
- Place: Scotts Bluff, NE · SCOTTS BLUFF, NE
- Location: 41.8681° N, 103.6607° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scottsbluff, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8681&lon=-103.6607&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 19, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146228
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC77FCJ29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FCJ29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2118  77/7/11    SCOTTS BLUFF, NE    STINSON 108-2       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 226
        TIME - 2000                    N225C               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 110 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SCOTTSBLUFF MUN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RUSHVILLE,NE                DENVER,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: LINES,HOSES,FITTING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DETERIORATED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- 1/4IN OIL LINE TO PRESS GAUGE RUPTURED,BRITTLE.#5 CONROD SEPARATED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N225C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N225C-1990-07-23), registration cancelled 1990-07-23, S/N 1083225 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Scottsbluff Mun

## 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 19770711018839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770711018839A), Jul 11, 1977: Univar 1082, Scotts Bluff, NE, Minor damage. 1/4IN oil line to press gauge ruptured,brittle.#5 conrod separated.

## Other investigations on N225C (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 MKC82FCJ06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82FCJ06), Sep 22, 1982: Stinson 108-2 (N225C), Chadron, NE, 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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