Stinson 108-3 N9641
23 September 2002 · Anacortes, Washington, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 September 2002 at about 23:25 local time, a Stinson 108-3 registered N9641, operated by Micro Aerodynamics, was involved in an accident near Anacortes, Washington, United States. 2 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 23:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Anacortes, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Anacortes (74S)
- Coordinates
- 48.4833, -122.6500
- Aircraft
- Stinson 108-3
- Registration
- N9641
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Micro Aerodynamics
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Anacortes → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA02LA178
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
Normal braking application was excessive during the landing roll resulting in the aircraft nosing over.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that during the landing roll, he tapped the brakes before the tail wheel contacted the runway surface and the airplane nosed down. The propeller struck the runway surface and the airplane nosed over, coming to rest inverted on the runway. The pilot reported no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the aircraft at the time of the accident.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Stinson 108 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jun 2002 | Stinson 108-1 | Heyburn, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 May 2002 | Stinson 108-3 | Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 2002 | Stinson 108-1 | Frankenmuth, Michigan, United States | Roy Dimond | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Jun 2002 | Stinson 108-3 | Falcon, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 2002 | Stinson 108-3 | Mifflintown, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Apr 2002 | Stinson 108-2 | Helena, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,217 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2 May 2002 | American Champion (Acac) 8KCAB | Davenport, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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