Stinson 108-1 N8469K
12 December 2002 · Frankenmuth, Michigan, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 12 December 2002 at about 19:30 local time, a Stinson 108-1 registered N8469K, operated by Roy Dimond, was involved in an accident near Frankenmuth, Michigan, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 19:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Frankenmuth, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Wm 'Tiny' Zehnder Field (66G)
- Coordinates
- 43.3036, -83.7006
- Aircraft
- Stinson 108-1
- Registration
- N8469K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Roy Dimond
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Frankenmuth → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI03LA037
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane impacted terrain about 2 minutes after takeoff from an airport located about 0.9 miles north of the accident site. Witnesses reported that the airplane entered a left bank turn at an altitude of about 200 feet above ground level before impacting terrain consistent with a low-speed nose-down impact. Examination of the airplane revealed no anomalies. The pilot's toxicology report, reported the presence of 0.058 (ug/ml, ug/g) diphenhydramine detected in blood and diphenhydramine present in urine. Diphenhydramine is an over-the-counter antihistamine with sedative affects, most commonly used to treat allergy symptoms, but also indicated for severe nausea and itching.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Stinson 108 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jun 2002 | Stinson 108-1 | Heyburn, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 May 2002 | Stinson 108-3 | Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 2002 | Stinson 108-3 | Falcon, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 2002 | Stinson 108-3 | Mifflintown, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Apr 2002 | Stinson 108-2 | Helena, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jul 2002 | Stinson 108-2 | Lincoln Park, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
All 1,217 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 May 2002 | Yoder GP-4 | Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 4 Jul 2002 | Beechcraft A-23-23 | Monroe, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Nov 2002 | Cessna 175 | Unknown, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 13 Jul 2002 | Cessna 150H | Mecosta, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 2002 | Schweizer SGS-126E | Ionia, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 2002 | Cessna 310R | Jackson, Michigan, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |