Stinson 108 N97476
31 October 1984 · Sandia, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 31 October 1984 at about 01:30 local time, a Stinson 108 registered N97476, operated by Global Harvesters Foundation I, was involved in an accident near Sandia, Texas, 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 01:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sandia, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Arrowhead
- Coordinates
- 28.0097, -97.8792
- Aircraft
- Stinson 108
- Registration
- N97476
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Global Harvesters Foundation I
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Houston → Sandia
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- FTW85LA033
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 PLT WAS ATTEMPTING A NIGHT LANDING AT AN UNLIGHTED AIRPORT. PLT STATED HE ELECUTED A LOW ANGLE APPROACH, KNOWING OF ELEVATED AND WOODED TERRAIN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. ON SIGHTING TREES TO HIS LEFT, HE INITIATED A GO-AROUND BUT STRUCK OTHER TREES BEFORE CLIMB COULD BE ESTABLISHED. THE AIRCRAFT THEN CONTACTED THE RUNWAY AND GROUND LOOPED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Stinson 108 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Apr 1984 | Stinson 108-3 | McVille, North Dakota, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Oct 1984 | Stinson 108-2 | Booker, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 May 1984 | Stinson 108-2 | Carson City, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1984 | Stinson 108-1 | Bountiful, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Sep 1984 | Stinson 108 | Hayes River, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Jan 1984 | Stinson 108-1 | Annapolis, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,217 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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