Stinson 108-2 N448C
12 October 1987 · Wakeeney, Kansas, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 12 October 1987 at about 21:45 local time, a Stinson 108-2 registered N448C was involved in an accident near Wakeeney, Kansas, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wakeeney, Kansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Pvt Strip
- Coordinates
- 39.0205, -99.8704
- Aircraft
- Stinson 108-2
- Registration
- N448C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MKC88FA003
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 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 OWNER & HIS SON, WHO WERE BOTH PLTS, INITIATED A MIDFIELD TAKEOFF FROM THEIR PVT DIRT AIRSTRIP WHICH WAS ON SOFT UNEVEN TERRAIN. THE SON RPRTD THAT NEAR THE END OF THE STRIP, POWER WAS 'CUT.' THE ACFT CONTD ABOUT 200' BEYOND THE DEP END OF THE STRIP & NOSED OVER BEFORE COMING TO REST. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE ACFT HAD BECOME AIRBORNE & THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR STRUT HIT A POST ABOUT 3 FT ABOVE THE GROUND. RPRTDLY, THE ACFT NOSED OVER WHEN THE PLT APPLIED BRAKES AS THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE ROUGH DIRT OVERRUN. SEAT BELT FAILURE OCCURRED AS THE ACFT NOSED OVER.
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
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 1987 | Cessna 152 | Tribune, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Apr 1987 | Grumman-Schweizer G-164A | Dodge City, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Apr 1987 | Cessna 172 | Halstead, Kansas, United States | Mitchell L. Mosiman | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1987 | Cessna A185F | Topeka, Kansas, United States | Line Builders, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 4 Apr 1987 | Beechcraft 35A | Liberal, Kansas, United States | Shield & Bennington PA | No injuries | - |
| 11 Apr 1987 | Cessna 172 | Brewster, Kansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |