# NTSB Accident ERA12LA411
> **UNIVERSAL STINSON 108** · 2012-06-24 · Portland, ME, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA12LA411
- **Event ID:** 20120624X73746
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2012-06-24
- **Location:** Portland, ME, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.621112, -70.206665
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** UNIVERSAL STINSON
- **Model:** 108
- **Registration:** N39443
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A fatigue failure of the No. 3 piston skirt, which resulted in a total loss of engine power and the subsequent ditching in the ocean.

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