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Stinson 108-3 N6881M

26 November 1983 · La Porte, Indiana, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 26 November 1983 at about 16:00 local time, a Stinson 108-3 registered N6881M was involved in an accident near La Porte, Indiana, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 16:00
Classification
Accident
Location
La Porte, Indiana, United States
Nearest airport
Private Strip
Coordinates
41.5716, -86.7335
Aircraft
Stinson 108-3
Registration
N6881M
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI84LA066

People

1 person was seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 1 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

THE ACFT VEERED OFF THE RWY, HIT A DITCH AND NOSED OVER DURING TAKEOFF. THE PLT REPORTED THAT HE LOST CONTROL OF THE ACFT DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL AND IT RAN OFF THE SIDE OF THE RWY INTO AN OPEN FIELD AND NOSED OVER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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