Stinson 108-1 N8548K
12 September 1998 · Tahlequah, Oklahoma, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 September 1998 at about 16:00 local time, a Stinson 108-1 registered N8548K was involved in an accident near Tahlequah, Oklahoma, 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 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tahlequah, Oklahoma, United States
- Nearest airport
- Tahlequah (H73)
- Coordinates
- 35.9109, -94.9710
- Aircraft
- Stinson 108-1
- Registration
- N8548K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Okemah
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW98LA397
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft during takeoff. A factor was the gusty wind conditions at the time of the accident.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot lost control of the airplane during takeoff from runway 17 when a gust of wind pitched the airplane to a 25-30 degrees nose up attitude and rolled the airplane right. The pilot lowered the nose of the aircraft; however, the airplane drifted to the right side of the runway where it impacted the ground with the right wing and subsequently came to rest inverted. The nearest weather observation facility is located at Davis Field near Muskogee, Oklahoma, which is 23 nautical miles southwest of Tahlequah Municipal Airport. At 0953 the facility recorded the winds at 110 degrees at 14 knots, gusting to 23 knots. A witness stated that he saw 'dust devils' in the vicinity of the airport at the time of the accident.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Stinson 108 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Apr 1998 | Stinson 108-2 | Chugiak, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 May 1998 | Stinson 108-1 | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 May 1998 | Stinson 108-1 | Toledo, Washington, United States | Michael H. Messmore | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Oct 1998 | Stinson 108-3 | Jackson Hole, Wyoming, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1998 | Stinson 108-1 | Delta Junction, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 1998 | Stinson 108-1 | Bloomington, Indiana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
All 1,217 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jan 1998 | Cessna 340A | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Sierra Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jan 1998 | Cessna 340 | Wagoner, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1998 | Piper PA-28R-201T | Lone Grove, Oklahoma, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Feb 1998 | Piper PA-22-108 | Frederick, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Feb 1998 | Cessna 152 | Norman, Oklahoma, United States | Airman Flight School | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1998 | Cessna 172K | Marietta, Oklahoma, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |