Stinson 108 N97959
14 August 1997 · Fairbanks, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 August 1997 at about 05:30 local time, a Stinson 108 registered N97959, operated by Stephen P. Bruss, was involved in an accident near Fairbanks, Alaska, 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 05:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fairbanks, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 64.8103, -147.7209
- Aircraft
- Stinson 108
- Registration
- N97959
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Stephen P. Bruss
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Nordale Strip → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC97LA122
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions. A factor was the crosswind.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was attempting to land on an off-airport ridgetop with a 20 knot left crosswind, gusting to 30 knots. The airplane touched down and bounced into the air. The pilot briskly applied full throttle, realized that the engine would not accelerate rapidly from idle, and closed the throttle to land. The airplane drifted off the right side of the strip, and nosed over.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Stinson 108 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Apr 1997 | Stinson 108-1 | Smithfield, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1997 | Stinson 108 | Greenfield, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Sep 1997 | Stinson 108-3 | Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Jan 1997 | Stinson 108-2 | Richland, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jan 1997 | Stinson 108 | Winter Haven, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1996 | Stinson 108-3 | Culbertson, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,217 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Oct 1997 | Piper PA-32-300 | Juneau, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
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| 3 Oct 1997 | Piper PA-22-160 | Sterling, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Oct 1997 | Cessna 182B | Palmer, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Oct 1997 | Bell 206-B2 | Sutton, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Oct 1997 | Piper PA-20 | Naknek, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |