Stinson 108 N6518M

Summary

On 1 June 2020 at about 16:20 local time, a Stinson 108 registered N6518M, operated by Private Individual, was involved in an accident near Denver, Colorado, 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.

Date

1 June 2020 at 16:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Denver, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Colorado Air And Space Port (CFO)

Coordinates

39.7942, -104.5506

Aircraft

Stinson 108

Registration

N6518M

Category

Airplane

Year built

1949

Engines

1

Operator

Private Individual

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Denver → Denver

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN20CA204

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing during variable wind conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot landed at the airport in a tail-wheel equipped airplane, when he lost directional control and the airplane ground looped. During the ground loop the wing contacted the ground and the airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted. The rudder and vertical stabilizer sustained substantial damage. Post-accident examination of the airplane did not reveal any flight control anomalies. Wind recorded at the time of the accident reported variable wind at speeds between 4 and 8 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.