Stinson 108 N97270
25 March 1983 · Rochester, Indiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 25 March 1983 at about 18:30 local time, a Stinson 108 registered N97270 was involved in an accident near Rochester, Indiana, 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 18:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rochester, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Fulton County (RCR)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Stinson 108
- Registration
- N97270
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Indianapolis → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI83LA146
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
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A SNOW BANK AND NOSED OVER DURING LANDING. THE WEATHER WAS VMC AND THE WIND WAS FROM 210 DEGREES AT 5 KTS. THE PILOT REPORTED HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE THE RUDDER PEDAL AND 'ATTRIBUTES THIS TO STINSONS AND MANY OTHER ACFT WERE NOT DESIGNED FOR PILOTS OF ABOVE AVERAGE HEIGHT. AS I PULLED TO FREE MY RIGHT FOOT, THE RIGHT RUDDER PEDAL WAS ALSO PULLED IN ACTION AND THE CRAFT VEERED LEFT INTO A SNOW BANK ALONG THE RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER IN SOFT SNOW, UPSIDE DOWN'.
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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