Stinson 108-1 N8579K
26 April 1973 · B.bear City, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 26 April 1973 at about 05:20 local time, a Stinson 108-1 registered N8579K was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near B.bear City, California, United States. 4 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 05:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- B.bear City, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Big Bear City
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Stinson 108-1
- Registration
- N8579K
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Phoenix, Ariz
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1519
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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
HAD TO AVOID BEECH 18 AT OTR END OF FLD. NO ENG MALFUNCTION FOUND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Stinson 108 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 1973 | Stinson 108-3 | Soldotna, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Dec 1973 | Stinson 108-1 | Amityville, New York, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1973 | Stinson 108-2 | North Pole, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Sep 1973 | Stinson 108 | Albany, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Sep 1973 | Stinson 108-2 | East Waterford, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Nov 1973 | Stinson 108-2 | Plains, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,217 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |