Stinson 108 N729C
2 March 1971 · Ocotillo, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 2 March 1971 at about 16:15 local time, a Stinson 108 registered N729C was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Ocotillo, California, United States. 3 people were on board and 2 died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ocotillo, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Martins Trailer P
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Stinson 108
- Registration
- N729C
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Borrego Springs, Cal → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0217
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 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
LND WITH 10K TAILWIND 2/3 DOWN RWY. HIT SAND DUNE ON GO AROUND.
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 | - |
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