Stinson 108-1 N9151K
19 June 1992 · Falcon, Colorado, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 19 June 1992 at about 20:00 local time, a Stinson 108-1 registered N9151K, operated by Glen A. Desplinter, was involved in an accident near Falcon, Colorado, United States. 3 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 20:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Falcon, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Meadow Lake (00V)
- Coordinates
- 39.0308, -104.4797
- Aircraft
- Stinson 108-1
- Registration
- N9151K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Glen A. Desplinter
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Phillipsburg
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN92LA061
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Probable cause
INADVERTENT STALL DURING INITIAL CLIMB FOLLOWING TAKEOFF.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE AIRCRAFT WAS DEPARTING ON A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM AN AIRPORT AT 6,000 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL. THE DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS 9,000 FEET AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS ESTIMATED TO BE AT OR NEAR MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT. THE RUNWAY SLOPED UP AND THE TERRAIN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY SLOPED UP. THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE, CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET AND THEN SETTLED. THE PILOT ESTIMATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AT APPROXIMATELY 35 FEET AND IMPACTED OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Stinson 108 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Apr 1992 | Stinson 108-1 | McCarthy, Alaska, United States | Elaine B. Base | No injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1992 | Stinson 108-3 | Mountain, Wisconsin, United States | Hartman, Phillip W. | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Mar 1992 | Stinson 108 | Heyworth, Illinois, United States | Quinton, William E. | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1992 | Stinson 108-3 | Window Rock, Arizona, United States | Stone, Daniel K. | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 1992 | Stinson 108-3 | Montague, California, United States | Talmadge Westmoreland | No injuries | - |
| 12 May 1992 | Stinson 108-2 | Olathe, Kansas, United States | Hauser, David A. | Serious injuries | - |
All 1,217 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Apr 1992 | Cessna 310-L | Hugo, Colorado, United States | Bell, Anthony H. | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1992 | Boeing 757-222 | Denver, Colorado, United States | United Airlines | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Jul 1992 | Piper PA-34-200T | Lamar, Colorado, United States | Lyddon Flying Service | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 1992 | Embraer EMB-120 RT | Denver, Colorado, United States | Mesa Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jan 1992 | Cessna 152 | Falcon, Colorado, United States | Patrick Clayton | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jan 1992 | Cessna 172P | Englewood, Colorado, United States | P.c. Flyers, Inc. | No injuries | - |