Stinson 108 N97000
24 March 1971 · Gerlach, Nevada, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 24 March 1971 at about 08:40 local time, a Stinson 108 registered N97000 was involved in an accident during in flight near Gerlach, Nevada, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Gerlach, Nevada, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Stinson 108
- Registration
- N97000
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Power and Pipeline Patrol
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Reno, Nev → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1125
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 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
PWR LINE PATROL.RAN R TANK DRY, ALT TOO LOW TO RECOVER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Stinson 108 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jan 1971 | Stinson 108-1 | Lorane, Oregon, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Nov 1971 | Stinson 108-1 | Calera, Oklahoma, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 1971 | Stinson 108 | Kingston, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1971 | Stinson 108 | Baker, California, United States | Paul F Cochran | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Nov 1971 | Stinson 108-2 | Kodiak, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Sep 1971 | Stinson 108-3 | Amazonia, Missouri, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
All 1,217 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |