Plane Crash List

Stinson 108-3 N6319M

10 April 1994 · Ramona, California, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 10 April 1994 at about 17:45 local time, a Stinson 108-3 registered N6319M, operated by Bernhard O. Peterson, was involved in an accident near Ramona, California, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 17:45
Classification
Accident
Location
Ramona, California, United States
Nearest airport
Ramona Airport (L39)
Coordinates
33.0692, -116.8301
Aircraft
Stinson 108-3
Registration
N6319M
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Bernhard O. Peterson
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
LAX94LA195

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 0 0 3

Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate visual lookout while taxiing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

A Stinson (N6319M) was taxiing to parking after landing and collided with a standing Cessna 210B (N9616X), which was waiting to takeoff. The Stinson pilot (N6319M) said he had landed on runway 27 and taxied back on a parallel taxiway to the approach end of the runway in order to cross to his parking area. The pilot stated that he did not see anyone on the far side and crossed the runway in a southerly direction. As the aircraft reached the other side of the runway, it collided left wing to left wing with the Cessna 210B (N9616X), which was stopped in a northerly direction waiting to pull onto the runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Aircraft involved

Aircraft Registration Operator Damage
Stinson 108-3 108-3 N6319M Bernhard O. Peterson Substantial
Cessna 210B 210B N9616X Maurice D. Bowers Substantial

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