Stinson 108-3 N980C
5 April 2001 · Falmouth, Massachusetts, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 April 2001 at about 17:00 local time, a Stinson 108-3 registered N980C was involved in an accident near Falmouth, Massachusetts, 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 17:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Falmouth, Massachusetts, United States
- Nearest airport
- Falmouth Airpark (5B6)
- Coordinates
- 41.5598, -70.6199
- Aircraft
- Stinson 108-3
- Registration
- N980C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Edgartown → Falmouth
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC01LA093
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 while landing. Factors were the pilot's inadequate weather evaluation and a tailwind.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
When the pilot departed the airport, the wind was favoring runway 25. About 90 minutes later, the pilot returned to the airport. Before landing, he monitored the automated terminal information service (ATIS) of another airport, located on an island about 13 miles south. According to the pilot, that ATIS information indicated a direct crosswind for runway 25. The pilot aborted his first landing attempt because he was too fast. During the second landing attempt, the airplane touched down, but a gust of wind pushed the empennage to the left. The airplane departed the right side of the runway and struck a tree. The pilot added that before landing, the windsock near the trees appeared "limp," but he did not recall the position of the windsock on top of a hangar. However, after the accident, the pilot observed the windsock on top of the hanger, and the winds were favoring runway 07. Additionally, the ATIS information at an airport located about 13 miles to the east, indicated a quartering tailwind of 13 to 19 knots. The pilot stated that in retrospect he should have landing on runway 07.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Stinson 108 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Aug 2001 | Stinson 108-3 | Dover, Arkansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Jan 2001 | Stinson 108-2 | Arlington, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 2001 | Stinson 108-3 | Glennallen, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Mar 2001 | Stinson 108-1 | Redlands, California, United States | John Sultzbaugh | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 2001 | Stinson 108-2 | Palmer, Alaska, United States | Jim C. Walton | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 2001 | Stinson 108-3 | Friendly, Maryland, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
All 1,217 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Aug 2001 | Cessna 150J | Hyannis, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 May 2001 | Piper PA 31-350 | Nahant, Massachusetts, United States | Dana Lake | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 2001 | Bucker Jungmann C.A.S.A. 1.131 | Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States | Lu Ann Reeb | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 2001 | Piper PA-46-350 | Westfield, Massachusetts, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Nov 2001 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Falmouth, Massachusetts, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Jan 2001 | Cessna 402C | Edgartown, Massachusetts, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |