Stinson 108 N6933M

Summary

On 27 April 2018 at about 19:50 local time, a Stinson 108 registered N6933M was involved in an accident near Eliza Island, Washington, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

27 April 2018 at 19:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Eliza Island, Washington, United States

Nearest airport

Eliza Island (WA93)

Coordinates

48.6503, -122.5844

Aircraft

Stinson 108

Registration

N6933M

Category

Airplane

Year built

1949

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Eliza Island → Mount Vernon

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA18CA237

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, during the takeoff roll, he had difficulty staying on the runway. He added, in a telephone interview with the National Transportation Safety Board investigator in charge, that, while airborne, the airplane aerodynamically stalled into brush off the end of the runway. The airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The automated weather observation station located about 9 miles to the north-northwest reported that that, about the time of the accident, the wind was from 170° at 8 knots, gusting to 18 knots. The airplane departed the southeast runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.