Stinson 108 N87607

Summary

On 4 June 2020 at about 18:45 local time, a Stinson 108 registered N87607 was involved in an accident near Yakima, Washington, 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

4 June 2020 at 18:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Yakima, Washington, United States

Nearest airport

Yakima Air Terminal/McAllister (YKM)

Coordinates

46.5681, -120.5442

Aircraft

Stinson 108

Registration

N87607

Category

Airplane

Year built

1945

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Yakima → Yakima

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR20CA168

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during an aborted landing, which resulted in a ground loop, runway excursion, and subsequent nose over.

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 landing roll, the airplane veered to the left, and he elected to abort the landing. The pilot applied full power and the airplane momentarily became airborne but shortly thereafter, it settled back onto the runway and ground looped to the left. The airplane exited the runway surface and nosed over. 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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.