Stinson 108-1 N97988
6 September 1965 · Castine Me, Maine, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 6 September 1965 at about 10:10 local time, a Stinson 108-1 registered N97988 was involved in an accident during in flight near Castine Me, Maine, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Castine Me, Maine, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Stinson 108-1
- Registration
- N97988
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0468
People
4 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
FUSELAGE FABRIC TORE BACK FROM FUSELAGE OVER TAIL BLANKING EFFECTIVE ELEVATOR CONTROL AIRFLOW
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Stinson 108 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Mar 1965 | Stinson 108-3 | St Paul Minn, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 1965 | Stinson 108-3 | Milroy Pa, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Jun 1965 | Stinson 108-3 | Branson Mo, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Sep 1965 | Stinson 108-2 | Bonner Ferry Id, Idaho, United States | Emerald Empire | No injuries | - |
| 16 May 1965 | Stinson 108-1 | Bridgeville Pa, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 1965 | Stinson 108-1 | Lake Pillsbry Cal, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul 1965 | Hughes 269A-1 | Lynch Ky, Kentucky, United States | Rotairport, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1965 | Cessna 195B | Imnaha Oreg, Oregon, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 1965 | Bell 204B | Georgetown Colo, Colorado, United States | Whirl-Wide HEL | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1965 | Piper PA28 | San Jose Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1965 | Navion B | Englewood Fla, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1965 | Boeing A75N1 | Mesa Ariz, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |