- Date
- September 11, 1977
- Place
- Saco, ME · SACO, ME
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6678MStinson 108-3
- Status
- Completed · report November 12, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770911028579A
- Case key
- 145716
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2505 77/9/11 SACO,ME STINSON 108-3 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 29, 209 TIME - 0830 N6678M PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LITTLEBROOK,ME GREENVILLE,ME TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: LINES,HOSES,FITTING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- OIL INLET PRESSURE LINE TO OIL COOLER SPLIT CAUSING LOSS OF OIL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6678M
- Reported as
- Stinson 108-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N6678MRegistration cancelled Feb 16, 2017 · Stinson 108-3Airframe modelStinson 108-3Engine modelFranklin 6A4165 series
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Other investigations on N6678M · 1
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