Stinson 108-2 N9755K

Summary

On 8 November 1998 at about 18:30 local time, a Stinson 108-2 registered N9755K was involved in an accident near Rainier, Washington, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

8 November 1998 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Rainier, Washington, United States

Nearest airport

Flying B (8WA0)

Coordinates

46.8692, -122.6610

Aircraft

Stinson 108-2

Registration

N9755K

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

SEA99LA012

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from objects in the approach path. Factors include the marked wires near the end of the runway.

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

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A witness stated that 'the approach appeared normal, when the plane suddenly pitched nose down into the ground and flipped.' The pilot stated to deputies that this was his first flight in the accident aircraft, and that 'he must have lost altitude more quickly than he realized, and caught the power lines.' The airplane impacted and came to rest inverted at the northwest end of the airstrip. In a written statement, the pilot noted that the runway has a displaced threshold, and that he was aiming at the green runway markers. He stated that the aircraft sank into the wires; the landing gear caught the wires and the airplane went in on the nose and flipped upside down. The pilot also noted that he may have experienced windshear.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.