Stinson 108-1 N8485K
28 March 1973 · Somers, Connecticut, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 March 1973 at about 12:40 local time, a Stinson 108-1 registered N8485K was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Somers, Connecticut, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Somers, Connecticut, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ellington
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Stinson 108-1
- Registration
- N8485K
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- Ellington, Conn → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0376
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
T/O R FUEL TANK, MIN FUEL, DID NOT SWITCH.APCH TO GOLF CRS OBSVD PEOPLE, DRG TURN TO ADJ FLD HIT TREE
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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
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| 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 | - |