# NTSB SEA79DYA05: Stinson 108-3, N783C, Smiths Prairie, ID, December 5, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 5, 1978
- Place: Smiths Prairie, ID · SMITHS PRAIRIE, ID
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 26, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139238
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79DYA05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYA05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N783C-2013-05-09), registration cancelled 2013-05-09, S/N 108-3783, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108-3
- Registry model: [Universal Stinson 108-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/universal-stinson-108-3) (registry code 9230418) (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: Smiths Prairie

## 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 19781205038339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781205038339A), Dec 5, 1978: Univar 108, Smiths Prairie, ID, Substantial damage. Emerg strip. No snow removal. Plt lnd in 4.5 inches of snow.

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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