Plane Crash List

Stinson 108-1 N97484

12 July 2008 · Alliance, Nebraska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 12 July 2008 at about 01:15 local time, a Stinson 108-1 registered N97484, operated by Cory L. Huber, was involved in an accident near Alliance, Nebraska, 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 01:15
Classification
Accident
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States
Nearest airport
Alliance Municipal Airport (KAIA)
Coordinates
42.0369, -102.7869
Aircraft
Stinson 108-1
Registration
N97484
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Cory L. Huber
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Alliance → Alliance
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
DFW08CA189

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control on takeoff. Contributing to the accident was a lack of total experience.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The 67-hour private pilot lost control of the single engine tailwheel airplane on the initial take-off roll on runway 08 during a planned training flight in the traffic pattern. The pilot stated that as the airplane accelerated, the tailwheel raised off the ground, and the airplane began to weather vane to the left. He then reduced engine power in an attempt to abort the takeoff, but the airplane continued to move to the left side of the runway. The pilot applied full right rudder and used differential braking in an attempt to stay on the runway. The airplane departed the left side of the runway and encountered a ditch in the grass. The propeller contacted the ground, abruptly stopped the engine, and the airplane nosed over coming to rest in the inverted position. The pilot was not injured and was able to egress unassisted. Winds at the time were reported to be 030 degrees at 18 knots with gusts to 24 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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