Stinson 108-2 N9737K
15 October 1984 · Booker, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 October 1984 at about 00:15 local time, a Stinson 108-2 registered N9737K was involved in an accident near Booker, Texas, 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 00:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Booker, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Mithell Field (BGD)
- Coordinates
- 36.4490, -100.5402
- Aircraft
- Stinson 108-2
- Registration
- N9737K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Plainview → Booker
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- FTW85LA013
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
PLT ARRIVED AT DESTINATION AT DUSK. LIGHTED WIND TETRAHEDRON WAS OUT OF SERVICE. PLT EXECUTED LOW PASS IN UNSUCCESFUL ATTEMPT TO SEE WINDSOCK. PLT WAS AWARE OF STRONG SURFACE WINDS (ABOUT 35 KTS), PRESUMED TO BE FROM SW, FROM RECENT FRONTAL PASSAGE AND SELECTED THAT LANDING DIRECTION. ACFT LANDED LONG, PLT REALIZED A STRONG TAILWIND EXISTED BUT FELT TAILWHEEL ACFT WOULD NOT MAKE A SUCCESSFUL GO-AROUND. ACFT OVERRAN PREPARED SURFACE, PLT STEERED INTO TALL GRASS TO ASSIST DECELERATION. COMBINATION OF VEGETATION RESISTANCE AND TAILWIND GUST CAUSED ACFT TO NOSE OVER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Stinson 108 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Apr 1984 | Stinson 108-3 | McVille, North Dakota, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1984 | Stinson 108 | Sandia, Texas, United States | Global Harvesters Foundation I | No injuries | - |
| 13 May 1984 | Stinson 108-2 | Carson City, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1984 | Stinson 108-1 | Bountiful, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Sep 1984 | Stinson 108 | Hayes River, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Jan 1984 | Stinson 108-1 | Annapolis, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,217 records for this type
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