- Date
- December 5, 1978
- Place
- Smiths Prairie, ID · SMITHS PRAIRIE, ID
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N783CStinson 108-3
- Status
- Completed · report January 26, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781205038339A
- Case key
- 139238
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3652 78/12/5 SMITHS PRAIRIE,ID STINSON 108-3 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 1588 TIME - 1100 N783C PX- 0 0 1 HUNTING TOTAL HOURS, 85 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SMITHS PRAIRIE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MOUNTAIN HOME,ID LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT PHYSICAL CONDITION OF PASSENGER REMARKS- EMERG STRIP. NO SNOW REMOVAL. PLT LND IN 4.5 INCHES OF SNOW.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N783C
- Reported as
- Stinson 108-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Smiths Prairie
N783CRegistration cancelled May 9, 2013 · Universal Stinson 108-3Airframe modelUniversal Stinson 108-3Engine 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.