- Date
- August 6, 1978
- Place
- Miller, SD · MILLER, SD
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6854MStinson 108-3
- Status
- Completed · report September 28, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780806022509A
- Case key
- 139919
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2167 78/8/6 MILLER,SD STINSON 108-3 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 20, 119 TIME - 1630 N6854M PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 32 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION STURGIS,SD BROOKINGS,SD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: SKIN AND ATTACHMENTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE REMARKS- PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED TORN FABRIC ON TOP OF FUSELAGE WITH DUCT TAPE.TORE LOOSE AGAIN,LOST ELEV CTL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6854M
- Reported as
- Stinson 108-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.