Stinson 108-1 VOYAGER N8422K

Summary

On 19 October 1985 at about 18:45 local time, a Stinson 108-1 VOYAGER registered N8422K, operated by Ralph Hoover, was involved in an accident near The Plains, Virginia, 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.

Date

19 October 1985 at 18:45

Classification

Accident

Location

The Plains, Virginia, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Stinson 108-1 VOYAGER

Registration

N8422K

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Ralph Hoover

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Warrenton → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

BFO86LA004

Nobody was injured.

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

WHILE FLYING STRAIGHT AND LEVEL AT 3100 FEET MSL, OVER VIRGINIA ROUTE 66 AND ROUTE 245, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO VIBRATE TO THE EXTENT THAT THE PLT THOUGHT THAT IT MIGHT SEPARATE FROM THE AIRFRAME.THE PLT SELECTED A FIELD AND SET UP AN APPROACH. ON FINAL, THE PLT DECIDED THAT THE FIELD WAS UNSUITABLE FOR LANDING. PWR WAS APPLIED AND THE PLT EXECUTED A 180 DEGREE TURN TO AN ALTERNATE FIELD. ACCORDING TO THE PLT, HIS AIRSPEED WAS TOO HIGH TO STOP IN THE SECOND FIELD, AND HE TURNED RIGHT ABOUT 45 DEGREES, AIMING FOR A NARROW BREAK IN THE TREE LINE. AFTER SEVERING THREE SMALL TREES, THE ACFTNOSED OVER AND ROTATED TO A STOP, COMING TO REST IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. ACCORDING TO THE PLT, AN ENGINE MOUNT JOINT WASCRACKED IN THE WELD ITSELF, AND MOST OF THE FRACTURE SURFACES APPEARED AS IF A CRACK EXISTED PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.