Stinson 108-1 N8399K
29 June 1987 · West Palm Beach, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 29 June 1987 at about 23:10 local time, a Stinson 108-1 registered N8399K, operated by Alexis D. Smith, was involved in an accident near West Palm Beach, Florida, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- West Palm Beach, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Palm Beach County Park (LNA)
- Coordinates
- 26.5795, -80.0700
- Aircraft
- Stinson 108-1
- Registration
- N8399K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Alexis D. Smith
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA87LA193
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
WHILE ON AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLT DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE ACFT BEGAN TO DRIFT TO THE RIGHT. THE STUDENT PLT CORRECTED THE DRIFT WITH LEFT RUDDER, HOWEVER HE THEN ADDED FULL POWER. THE ACFT THEN GROUND LOOPED TO THE LEFT, DURING WHICH THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED.
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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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