Stinson 108-3 N585C
15 May 1983 · Buffalo, Wyoming, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 May 1983 at about 23:55 local time, a Stinson 108-3 registered N585C was involved in an accident near Buffalo, Wyoming, 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 23:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Buffalo, Wyoming, United States
- Nearest airport
- Buffalo Muni (BYG)
- Coordinates
- 44.3394, -106.7103
- Aircraft
- Stinson 108-3
- Registration
- N585C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Forsyth
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN83LA112
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
THE PLT REPORTED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF ON RWY 30 WITH A LEFT X-WIND FROM 210 DEG AT 25, GUSTING 30 KTS. AT APRX 45 MPH, AFTER HE HAD RAISED THE TAIL OF THE ACFT INTO THE TAKEOFF ATTITUDE, A GUST OF WIND WAS ENCOUNTERED & THE ACFT WEATHERVANED TO THE LEFT. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE RIGHT WING TIP HIT THE RWY, THE PROPELLER CONTACTED SOD BESIDE THE RWY, AND REPORTEDLY, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR WAS DAMAGED. THE PLT SAID THERE WAS A SMALL THUNDERSTORM APRX 2 MI AWAY, APPROACHING THE ARPT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Stinson 108 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jun 1983 | Stinson 108-1 | Nenana, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Sep 1983 | Stinson 108-2 | Quilcene, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Nov 1983 | Stinson 108-3 | La Porte, Indiana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Aug 1983 | Stinson 108-3 | Temecula, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 May 1983 | Stinson 108 | Grants Pass, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 1983 | Stinson 108 | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,217 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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