Stinson L 5E N944LB
20 August 2015 · Tucson, Arizona, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 August 2015 at about 20:00 local time, a Stinson L 5E registered N944LB, operated by Davis Wesley B., was involved in an accident near Tucson, Arizona, 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 20:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tucson, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- Tucson Intl (TUS)
- Coordinates
- 32.1136, -110.9367
- Aircraft
- Stinson L 5E
- Registration
- N944LB
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1944
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Davis Wesley B.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Glendale → Tucson
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA15CA249
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 during the landing roll, resulting in a runway excursion and a collision with an object.
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, the airplane "went into a ground loop with the nose of the aircraft pointing to the right." He stated that the airplane departed the runway to the right and impacted a runway sign. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and left wing. The pilot reported there were no pre-impact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Stinson L-5E accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Sep 2002 | Stinson L-5E | Spanish Fork, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 1995 | Stinson L-5E | Elko, Nevada, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Jun 1984 | Stinson L-5E | Wooster, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 1973 | Stinson L-5E | Demotte, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Oct 1971 | Stinson L-5E | Elsinore, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Dec 1965 | Stinson L-5E | Mechanicsville Va, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jun 2015 | Beechcraft E33A | Tucson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jan 2015 | Beechcraft A36TC | Flagstaff, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 2015 | Airbus AS350-B2 | Tucson, Arizona, United States | US Department of Homeland Security | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Nov 2015 | Cessna 182 | Douglas Bisbee, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Nov 2015 | Cessna 172 | Mesa, Arizona, United States | Falcon Executive Aviation Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Sep 2015 | Douglas A4N | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | Top Aces | Minor injuries | - |