- Date
- March 4, 1979
- Place
- Tiburon, CA · TIBURON, CA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N388CStinson 108-2
- Status
- Completed · report April 5, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790304004089A
- Case key
- 137800
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0218 79/3/4 NR.TIBURON,CA STINSON 108-2 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1600 N388C PX- 0 0 2 DUAL AGE 38, 10245 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 26 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MILL VALLEY,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: FLOAT ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- ACFT ROLLED OVER AFTER PONTOON FILLED WITH WATER.ORIGIN OF PONTOON CRACK-UNK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N388C
- Reported as
- Stinson 108-2
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N388CRegistration cancelled Sep 21, 2012 · Stinson 108-2Airframe modelStinson 108-2Engine modelFranklin 6A4165 series
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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.
Other investigations on N388C · 1
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