Stinson 108-3 N744C
27 July 1987 · Kirbyville, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 27 July 1987 at about 20:15 local time, a Stinson 108-3 registered N744C, operated by Delma Haney, was involved in an accident near Kirbyville, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kirbyville, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- 30.6492, -93.8899
- Aircraft
- Stinson 108-3
- Registration
- N744C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Delma Haney
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Orange → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW87FA179
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 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 PILOT APPROACHED THE KIRBYVILLE AIRPORT IN PREPARATION FOR LANDING, WITNESSES STATED THAT SMOKE WAS OBSERVED COMING FROM THE ENGINE AREA. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED 30 FOOT PINE TREES, & CONTROL WAS LOST. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A LARGE TREE APPROXIMATELY 5 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL AND BURST INTO FLAMES. THE PILOT APPEARED TO BE ATTEMPTING TO REACH AN OPEN FIELD IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE POINT OF IMPACT. AN ENGINE TEARDOWN REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION. THE ACFT AND ENGINE WERE EXTENSIVELY DMGD BY IMPACT AND POSTCRASH FIRE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Stinson 108 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jun 1987 | Stinson 108-1 | Big Sandy Lake, Minnesota, United States | Wayne Rhoades | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Oct 1987 | Stinson 108-2 | Alexander Lake, Alaska, United States | Reinhard A. Grenz | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1987 | Stinson 108-1 | Saugus, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1987 | Stinson 108-3 | Hereford, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1987 | Stinson 108-1 | Rio Vista, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Apr 1987 | Stinson 108 | Healdsburg, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
All 1,217 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Oct 1987 | Cessna 152 | New Caney, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1987 | Cessna 150 | San Angelo, Texas, United States | David Sibley | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1987 | Cessna 182P | Refugio, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Nov 1987 | Piper PA-18-150 | Dallas, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Mar 1987 | Piper PA-23-250 | George West, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1987 | Cessna 172P | Roanoke, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |