Consolidated-Vultee 108-M N9315K
13 January 2002 · Bayou La Batre, Alabama, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 13 January 2002 at about 23:00 local time, a Consolidated-Vultee 108-M registered N9315K was involved in an accident near Bayou La Batre, Alabama, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously 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 23:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bayou La Batre, Alabama, United States
- Nearest airport
- Roy E. Ray (5R7)
- Coordinates
- 30.4547, -88.2106
- Aircraft
- Consolidated-Vultee 108-M
- Registration
- N9315K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Bayou La Batre → St. Elmo
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL02LA037
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
A Stinson 108M, experienced a loss of engine power on the initial takeoff/climb from Roy E. Ray Airport in Bayou La Batre, Alabama. According to the pilot, the engine lost power at 400 feet above the ground during the climb out. The pilot executed a left turn and collided with power lines approximately 35 above ground. The airplane came to rest in a nearby ditch about 400 feet from the end of the departure runway 36.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jul 2002 | Beechcraft B50 | Clanton, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jul 2002 | Hughes HU-269-A | Hamilton, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 2002 | Schweizer 300C | Haleyville, Alabama, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 2002 | Cessna 182F | Pell City, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jan 2002 | Piper PA-28-151 | Bessemer, Alabama, United States | Bessemer Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 24 Mar 2002 | Hughes 269C | Bessemer, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |