Stinson 108-3 N6943M
13 November 1982 · Lynnwood, Washington, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 13 November 1982 at about 23:40 local time, a Stinson 108-3 registered N6943M, operated by Ward L. Miller, was involved in an accident near Lynnwood, Washington, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lynnwood, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Martha Lake (S13)
- Coordinates
- 47.7992, -122.2794
- Aircraft
- Stinson 108-3
- Registration
- N6943M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Ward L. Miller
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Lynnwood → Lynnwood
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA83FA018
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 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
THE ENG FAILED APPROACHING THE ARPT AT LOW ALTITUDE. THE ACFT STRUCK TREES DURING A DESCENDING TURN TOWARD A POWER COMPANY RIGHT-OF-WAY. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE IMPULSE DRIVE SPRINGS ON BOTH MAGNETOS HAD FAILED IN FATIGUE. THE SPRINGS ARE NOT ASSIGNED A SERVICE LIFE LIMIT. REJECTION CRITERIA DURING MAGNETO OVERHAUL PERTAINS TO DISTORTION OF COIL SYMMETRY & OBVIOUS SIGNS OF WEAR. NO RECORD COULD BE FOUND OF REPLACEMENT OF THE MAGNETO IMPULSE SPRINGS. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THEY WERE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT DATING TO 1948.
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 | - |
| 14 Apr 1982 | Stinson 108-1 | Factoryville, Pennsylvania, United States | Bernard J Willis | No injuries | - |
| 10 Sep 1982 | Stinson 108 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | Richard Kanpelis | Minor injuries | - |
All 1,217 records for this type
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