# NTSB Accident GAA16CA090
> **STINSON 108** · 2015-12-19 · Portales, NM, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA16CA090
- **Event ID:** 20151229X10343
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2015-12-19
- **Location:** Portales, NM, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.145832, -103.409446
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** STINSON
- **Model:** 108
- **Registration:** N97411
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot receiving instruction's improper brake application during the flight instructor's aborted landing, which resulted in a loss of directional control and a runway excursion. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's decision to perform flight training in an airplane without dual-equipped wheel brakes.

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