Stinson 108-1 N97841
4 July 1968 · Watsonville, California, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 4 July 1968 at about 02:15 local time, a Stinson 108-1 registered N97841 was involved in an accident during in flight near Watsonville, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 02:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Watsonville, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Watsonville
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Stinson 108-1
- Registration
- N97841
- 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
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-2861
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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
NON INST RATED PLT TOOK OFF INTO KNOWN IFR CONDITIONS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Stinson 108 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Sep 1968 | Stinson 108-2 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Oct 1968 | Stinson 108-3 | Beaumont, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1968 | Stinson 108-3 | Hill City, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jan 1968 | Stinson 108-1 | Gladewater, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Jun 1968 | Stinson 108-3 | Put-In-Bay, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 29 Oct 1968 | Stinson 108-2 | Sharon Sprgs, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,217 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Baytown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1968 | Cessna 150 | Mounds, Oklahoma, United States | Riverside Airl | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1968 | Piper J5A | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1968 | Mooney M20D | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1968 | Cessna 182 | Medford, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |