Stinson 108-3 N6805M
15 May 2008 · Roanoke, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 May 2008 at about 19:15 local time, a Stinson 108-3 registered N6805M was involved in an accident near Roanoke, Texas, 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 19:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Roanoke, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Northwest Regional Airport (52F)
- Coordinates
- 33.0497, -97.2322
- Aircraft
- Stinson 108-3
- Registration
- N6805M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Roanoke → Roanoke
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DFW08LA144
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
The departing pilot's inadequate visual lookout resulting in his airplane colliding with the landing airplane. Contributing to the accident was the trees/visual obstructions along the runway's approach path.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
While landing, a low-wing airplane collided with a departing high-wing airplane. The high-wing airplane was on the takeoff roll and the low-wing airplane was in the landing flare when the collision occurred. Both airplanes came to rest upright on the runway with the low-wing airplane on top of the high-wing airplane. All three pilots were able to exit unassisted. The high-wing airplane was departing for a local flight and the low-wing airplane was on an instructional flight. The pilot of each airplane reported that they had transmitted their position/intentions on the common traffic control frequency (CTAF). In addition, the pilots reported not seeing the other airplane before the collision occurred. The runway's threshold was displaced 320-feet due to trees, which were approximately 50-feet tall, located just south and along the approach path. The pilot of each airplane reported that the trees contributing to the accident. According to 14 CFR 91.113, Right-of-way rules: Except water operations, "Aircraft, while on final approach to land or while landing, have the right-of-way over other aircraft in flight or operating on the surface, except that they shall not take advantage of this rule to force an aircraft off the runway surface which has already landed and is attempting to make way for an aircraft on final approach."
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Aircraft involved
| Aircraft | Registration | Operator | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stinson 108-3 | N6805M | - | Substantial |
| Piper PA-28-161 | N8295X | US Aviation Group | Substantial |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Oct 2008 | Stinson 108-1 | Concrete, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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| 2 May 2008 | Stinson 108-3 | Libby, Montana, United States | Jon S Dunham | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 2008 | Stinson 108 | Chugiak, Alaska, United States | Littleton C. Billingsley | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Dec 2009 | Stinson 108-1 | Selawik, Alaska, United States | Roger Hunington | No injuries | - |
All 1,217 records for this type
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