Stinson 108-3 N831C
5 October 2003 · Lake Placid, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 October 2003 at about 20:30 local time, a Stinson 108-3 registered N831C was involved in an accident near Lake Placid, Florida, United States. 3 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 20:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lake Placid, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- 27.2500, -81.4667
- Aircraft
- Stinson 108-3
- Registration
- N831C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Lake Wales → Lake Placid
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL04LA007
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to the pilot, he was flying over Lake June at 400 feet when he entered a 180-degree steep turn. When the pilot rolled out of the turn, the airplane lost lift, descended and collided with a tree adjacent to the lake and subsequently sank in the water.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Stinson 108 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Aug 2003 | Stinson 108-2 | Camilla, Georgia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 2003 | Stinson 108-1 | Romeoville, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jul 2003 | Stinson 108-3 | Vernal, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Oct 2003 | Stinson 108-1 | Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, United States | Charles G. Lucas | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 2003 | Stinson 108-2 | Elbert, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Feb 2003 | Stinson 108-1 | Sitka, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,217 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Dec 2003 | Cessna 172RG | Key West, Florida, United States | Avion Jet Center, LLC | No injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 2003 | Piper PA-25-235 | West Palm Beach, Florida, United States | Barry Aviation Florida, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 2003 | Champion AERONCA 7BCM | Pahokee, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Oct 2003 | Airbus A330 | Miami, Florida, United States | Edelweiss Air AG | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 2003 | Samual G Dasilva VELOCITY | Sebastian, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 2003 | Piper PA-31 | Clearwater, Florida, United States | Bruce T. Kendell | Fatal | 2 |