Stinson 108 N97585
22 July 1969 · Searchlight, Nevada, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 22 July 1969, a Stinson 108 registered N97585 was involved in an accident during in flight near Searchlight, Nevada, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Searchlight, Nevada, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Stinson 108
- Registration
- N97585
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Las Vegas, Nev → Bullhead City, Ariz
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2465
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
NR 1 CYL FAILED, IGNITED OIL, CAUSING UNCONTROLLABLE FIRE. CRASHED IN LAKE. PLT TIME 342 HRS 7/8/66.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Stinson 108 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Feb 1969 | Stinson 108 | Laurel, Indiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1969 | Stinson 108-1 | Pearland, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 1969 | Stinson 108-3 | Venice, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1969 | Stinson 108-1 | Prince George, Virginia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Sep 1969 | Stinson 108-1 | De Quincy, Louisiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Oct 1969 | Stinson 108-1 | Alma, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-28 | Lacosta Is, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1969 | Cessna 310 | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1969 | Luscombe 8A | Sedalia, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1969 | Beechcraft H35 | Union Lake, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1969 | Piper PA-22 | Midlothian, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1969 | Taylr Titch M-3 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |