Stinson 108-1 N8470K
8 March 1999 · Santa Rosa, New Mexico, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 March 1999 at about 17:40 local time, a Stinson 108-1 registered N8470K was involved in an accident near Santa Rosa, New Mexico, United States. One person was 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 17:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Santa Rosa, New Mexico, United States
- Nearest airport
- Santa Rosa Municipal Apt (Q58)
- Coordinates
- 34.9391, -104.6701
- Aircraft
- Stinson 108-1
- Registration
- N8470K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Hereford → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN99LA050
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The unfavorable wind gust which inverted the airplane while taxiing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot landed on runway 26, and was turning to taxi to the tie-down area. He said that a gust of wind blew the airplane over onto its back. Both wings were damaged and the vertical stabilizer was bent. The airport manager reported that the wind was 270 degrees at 25 knots, with gusts to 35 knots, at the time of the accident.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Stinson 108 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 May 1999 | Stinson 108 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Glenn A. Ferris | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Sep 1999 | Stinson 108-2 | Burley, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Sep 1999 | Stinson 108-2 | Chugiak, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Sep 1999 | Stinson 108 | Sparrevohn, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Oct 1999 | Stinson 108-1 | Terrell, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Feb 1999 | Stinson 108-3 | Bristol, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,217 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1999 | Cessna P210N | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 3 Aug 1999 | Cessna 172P | Grants, New Mexico, United States | Robertson Aviation | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Aug 1999 | Cessna 337 | Edgewood, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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