# NTSB OAK79FVD14: Stinson 108-2, N388C, Tiburon, CA, March 4, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 4, 1979
- Place: Tiburon, CA · TIBURON, CA
- Location: 37.8868° N, 122.4626° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tiburon, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8868&lon=-122.4626&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 5, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137800
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK79FVD14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FVD14

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N388C-2012-09-21), registration cancelled 2012-09-21, S/N 108-3388, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108-2
- Registry model: [Stinson 108-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-2) (registry code 9230406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6A4165 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4165-series) (registry code 27025, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19790304004089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790304004089A), Mar 4, 1979: Univar 1082, Tiburon, CA, Substantial damage. Seaplane rolled over while taxing on calm water. Cause unknown.

## Other investigations on N388C (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 SEA86FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86FA075), Mar 11, 1986: Stinson 108-2 (N388C), La Conner, WA, destroyed

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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