Stinson 108 N40199

Summary

On 30 December 1985 at about 07:50 local time, a Stinson 108 registered N40199 was involved in an accident near Hoquiam, Washington, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

30 December 1985 at 07:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Hoquiam, Washington, United States

Nearest airport

Bowerman Field (HQM)

Coordinates

47.1101, -123.9596

Aircraft

Stinson 108

Registration

N40199

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ocean Shores → Elma

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

SEA86FA034

2 people died.

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 CONTACTED TERRAIN 680 FT NORTH OF RWY 06 AT BOWERMAN AIRFIELD. THE ACFT DEPARTED ELMA ARPT, OCEAN SHORES, WA, SOMETIME AROUND 2330 PST, ON 12-29-85. PRIOR TO THE DEPARTURE THE PASSENGER STATED TO PERSONS THEY WERE WAITING FOR THE FOG TO CLEAR FOR DEPARTURE. A WITNESS REPORTED HEARING AN ACFT MAKE AT LEAST TWO ATTEMPTS TO LAND AT ELMO ARPT AROUND 2330 PST. ACCORDING TO THE WITNESS, THE WX WAS IFR WITH DENSE GROUND FOG. WITNESSES IN HOQUIAM AND ABERDEEN REPORTED SEEING THE ACFT HEADING WEST, ABOVE GROUND FOG AROUND 2345 PST. EVIDENCE AT THE ACCIDENT SITE INDICATED THE ENG WAS NOT PRODUCING PWR AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. NO EVIDENCE OF USEABLE FUEL ON BOARD THE ACFT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.