Stinson 108-1 N8898K
24 September 1983 · Clermont, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 September 1983 at about 22:54 local time, a Stinson 108-1 registered N8898K was involved in an accident near Clermont, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:54
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Clermont, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Stinson 108-1
- Registration
- N8898K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Tampa → Orlando
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- MIA83LA238
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
DURING FLT, THE ENG BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH & OIL BEGAN LEAKING & SPREADING ONTO THE WINDSHIELD. THE ENG SUBSEQUENTLY FAILED & THE PLT SELECTED AN AREA FOR A FORCED LANDING, DURING THE LANDING, THE ACFT CONTACTED TREES & WAS DAMAGED. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE #3 EXHAUST VALVE, FRANKLIN PN 18084, HAD FAILED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Stinson 108 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jun 1983 | Stinson 108-1 | Nenana, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Sep 1983 | Stinson 108-2 | Quilcene, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Nov 1983 | Stinson 108-3 | La Porte, Indiana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Aug 1983 | Stinson 108-3 | Temecula, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 May 1983 | Stinson 108 | Grants Pass, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 1983 | Stinson 108 | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,217 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 May 1983 | Lockheed L-1011 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jan 1983 | Cessna 152 | La Belle, Florida, United States | Mark Wayne Brown | Fatal | 2 |
| 8 Jan 1983 | Cessna 150 | Green Cove Spgs, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 21 Jan 1983 | Beechcraft C45H | Leesburg, Florida, United States | Raymond A. Waldrop | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1983 | Beechcraft E18-S | Naples, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 1983 | Piper PA-31 | Miami Lakes, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |