Stinson 108-3 N4021C
1 August 1993 · Osceola, Arkansas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 August 1993 at about 18:00 local time, a Stinson 108-3 registered N4021C was involved in an accident near Osceola, Arkansas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. 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 18:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Osceola, Arkansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Osceola Municipal (7M4)
- Coordinates
- 35.6995, -89.9907
- Aircraft
- Stinson 108-3
- Registration
- N4021C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW93LA225
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
INADVERTENT STALL. FACTORS WERE THE IMPROPER LATCHING OF THE ENGINE COWLING BY THE PILOT AND HIS INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DURING THE TAKEOFF INITIAL CLIMB, THE RIGHT HALF OF THE ENGINE COWLING CAME LOOSE. THE PILOT STATED TO THE INVESTIGATOR IN CHARGE THAT HE IMPROPERLY LATCHED THE COWLING ON THE PREFLIGHT. A TURN WAS INITIATED TOWARD THE AIRPORT AND ON A 45 DEGREE ANGLE TO THE RUNWAY THE AIRPLANE STALLED AND IMPACTED THE TERRAIN SHORT OF THE RUNWAY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Stinson 108 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jan 1993 | Stinson 108-2 | Fruit Heights, Utah, United States | Thurston, Curtis L. | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Jun 1993 | Stinson 108-2 | Dry Creek, Alaska, United States | COX, Larry K. | No injuries | - |
| 21 May 1993 | Stinson 108-1 | Brigham City, Utah, United States | Boren, Roland K. | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Apr 1993 | Stinson 108-2 | Norridgewock, Maine, United States | JOE Vital | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1993 | Stinson 108-2 | Near Skwentna, Alaska, United States | Wooliver, GEO & Nickerson, C. | No injuries | - |
| 2 Feb 1993 | Stinson 108-3 | Omaha, Nebraska, United States | Petterson, Charles A. | No injuries | - |
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