# NTSB SEA72FYA01: Stinson 108-3, N6392M, Boise, ID, July 17, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 17, 1971
- Place: Boise, ID · BOISE, ID
- Location: 43.6135° N, 116.2035° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boise, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6135&lon=-116.2035&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 20, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162157
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA72FYA01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72FYA01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1167  71/7/17    BOISE,ID            STINSON 108-3       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 106
        TIME - 1132                    N6392M              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 51 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOISE AIR TERM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOISE,ID                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/JET/ROTOR BLAST                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUNDERSTANDING OF ORDERS OR INSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
           MISCELLANEOUS - PROP/JET/ROTOR BLAST
        REMARKS- LND ON RAMP BEHIND C-54 IN RUNUP POSITION. CTL TWR INSTRUCTIONS CONFUSED PLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6392M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6392M), registered now, S/N 108-4392, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108-3
- Registry model: [Stinson 108-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-3) (registry code 9230408) (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
- Airport: Boise Air Term

## Other investigations on N6392M (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 GAA19CA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA263), May 12, 2019: Stinson 108 (N6392M), Soldotna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's overapplication of the brakes during landing on a soft runway, which resulted in a nose-over.

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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