Stinson 108-1 N8933K
14 April 1982 · Factoryville, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 April 1982 at about 19:15 local time, a Stinson 108-1 registered N8933K, operated by Bernard J Willis, was involved in an accident near Factoryville, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Factoryville, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Seamans
- Coordinates
- 41.5595, -75.7794
- Aircraft
- Stinson 108-1
- Registration
- N8933K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Bernard J Willis
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Factoryville → Factoryville
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC82DA070
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING LANDINGS IN GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS. HE REPORTED THAT THE FIRST LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL, BUT THE SECOND LANDING WAS ABORTED DUE TO GUSTY TURBULENCE. HE STATED THAT THE THIRD LANDING WAS MADE IN RELATIVELY CALM WIND CONDITIONS UNTIL JUST AFTER TOUCHDOWN WHEN LEFT QUARTERING GUSTS CAUSED THE PLANE TO WEATHERVANE. THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF OF THE RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER IN DEEP MUD. THE WIND WAS GUSTING TO 25 KNOTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Stinson 108 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Dec 1982 | Stinson 108-2 | Hood River, Oregon, United States | Tony R. Dressel | No injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 1982 | Stinson 108-1 | Twin Falls, Idaho, United States | Robert L. Archer | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1982 | Stinson 108-1 | Laporte, Indiana, United States | Robert R. Swank | No injuries | - |
| 1 Nov 1982 | Stinson 108-3 | Exmore, Virginia, United States | Willis G. Brown | No injuries | - |
| 10 Sep 1982 | Stinson 108 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | Richard Kanpelis | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Nov 1982 | Stinson 108 | Milan, Michigan, United States | James & Joan Roth | No injuries | - |
All 1,217 records for this type
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