# NTSB Accident CEN17LA057
> **STINSON 108-3** · 2016-12-16 · Ionia, MI, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN17LA057
- **Event ID:** 20161219X04338
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-12-16
- **Location:** Ionia, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.938056, -85.060554
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** STINSON
- **Model:** 108-3
- **Registration:** N812C
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A failure of the aft support cable on the left main landing ski due to an inadequately formed nicopress sleeve, which allowed the ski to rotate into a vertical position shortly after liftoff, and its unavoidable separation during the subsequent landing.

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