Stinson 108-2 N9415K
1 December 1982 · Hood River, Oregon, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 December 1982 at about 16:30 local time, a Stinson 108-2 registered N9415K, operated by Tony R. Dressel, was involved in an accident near Hood River, Oregon, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hood River, Oregon, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hood River (4S2)
- Coordinates
- 45.6106, -121.5796
- Aircraft
- Stinson 108-2
- Registration
- N9415K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Tony R. Dressel
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Hood River → Chehalem
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA83LA026
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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
THE AIRCRAFT WAS HEAVILY LOADED AND TOOK LONGER THAN NORMAL FOR TAKEOFF. THE ACCELERATION WAS MARGINAL. AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY, WHEN THE PILOT PULLED UP OVER THE WIRES, THE AIRSPEED DECAYED. THE PILOT MANEUVERED TO AVOID HOUSES AND LARGE TREES AND FLEW INTO SMALL TREES WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT CLIMB. THE MOST RECENT ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS DATED 6/11/78. THE AIRCRAFT PREVIOUSLY ENCOUNTERED MECHANICAL DIFFICULTIES ON ITS FERRY FLIGHT FROM PALMER, AK, BUT NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WERE REPORTED ON THIS FLIGHT. THE PREVIOUS DIFFICULTIES INCLUDED MAGNETO AND BRAKE FAILURES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Stinson 108 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Sep 1982 | Stinson 108-1 | Twin Falls, Idaho, United States | Robert L. Archer | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1982 | Stinson 108-1 | Laporte, Indiana, United States | Robert R. Swank | No injuries | - |
| 1 Nov 1982 | Stinson 108-3 | Exmore, Virginia, United States | Willis G. Brown | No injuries | - |
| 14 Apr 1982 | Stinson 108-1 | Factoryville, Pennsylvania, United States | Bernard J Willis | No injuries | - |
| 10 Sep 1982 | Stinson 108 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | Richard Kanpelis | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Nov 1982 | Stinson 108 | Milan, Michigan, United States | James & Joan Roth | No injuries | - |
All 1,217 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jul 1982 | Cessna TU206G | Hood River, Oregon, United States | Russell O. Wagner | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1982 | Cessna 170A | Oregon City, Oregon, United States | Larry J Voss | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 1982 | Beechcraft C45G | Sheridan, Oregon, United States | Sheridan Flying Service | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1982 | Cessna 150H | Oregon City, Oregon, United States | TED Mayfield Pacific Parachute | Fatal | 2 |
| 4 Sep 1982 | Cessna R172K | Brownsmead, Oregon, United States | Richard A. Person | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 1982 | Piper PA-28-161 | Redmond, Oregon, United States | Stone Aviation Inc. | No injuries | - |