Stinson L-5E N5163V
19 August 1973 · Demotte, Indiana, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 19 August 1973 at about 18:30 local time, a Stinson L-5E registered N5163V was involved in an accident during in flight near Demotte, Indiana, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Demotte, Indiana, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Stinson L-5E
- Registration
- N5163V
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Z
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2836
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 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
STEEP PULL UP TO AVOID TREES. PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.235 PCT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Stinson L-5E accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Oct 1971 | Stinson L-5E | Elsinore, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Dec 1965 | Stinson L-5E | Mechanicsville Va, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jun 1984 | Stinson L-5E | Wooster, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 1995 | Stinson L-5E | Elko, Nevada, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Sep 2002 | Stinson L-5E | Spanish Fork, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 2015 | Stinson L 5E | Tucson, Arizona, United States | Davis Wesley B. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| 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 | - |