Plane Crash List

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.

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