Stinson 108-3 N990C
18 October 1987 · Henryville, Pennsylvania, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 18 October 1987 at about 15:30 local time, a Stinson 108-3 registered N990C, operated by Claire Friedman, was involved in an accident near Henryville, Pennsylvania, United States. 4 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Henryville, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Brichwood-Pocono Airport (ESP)
- Coordinates
- 41.0891, -75.2602
- Aircraft
- Stinson 108-3
- Registration
- N990C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Claire Friedman
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- E. Stroudsburg → Red Hook
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC88LA010
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 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
ON TAKEOFF FROM A PRIVATE AIRPORT, THE FLIGHT ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFTS AND THE LEFT WING DROPPED. AS THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LEVEL THE WINGS, HE REALIZED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS NO LONGER CLIMBING BUT DESCENDING AT A RAPID RATE. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON RISING WOODED TERRAIN, BECAME INVERTED AND WAS CONSUMED BY FIRE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Stinson 108 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jun 1987 | Stinson 108-1 | Big Sandy Lake, Minnesota, United States | Wayne Rhoades | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Oct 1987 | Stinson 108-2 | Alexander Lake, Alaska, United States | Reinhard A. Grenz | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1987 | Stinson 108-1 | Saugus, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1987 | Stinson 108-3 | Hereford, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1987 | Stinson 108-1 | Rio Vista, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Apr 1987 | Stinson 108 | Healdsburg, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
All 1,217 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Aug 1987 | Piper PA-28 | Prospectville, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 1987 | Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-C | York, Pennsylvania, United States | Richard Summers | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 1987 | Boeing B-17G | Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 1987 | Piper PA-28-140 | Montgomeryville, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 1987 | Piper PA-28 | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Sep 1987 | Cessna 172M | W. Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States | Robert Kerr | No injuries | - |