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Stinson 108-1 N97930

27 April 2003 · Romeoville, Illinois, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 27 April 2003 at about 22:00 local time, a Stinson 108-1 registered N97930 was involved in an accident near Romeoville, Illinois, 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 22:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Romeoville, Illinois, United States
Nearest airport
Lewis University Airport (LOT)
Coordinates
41.6083, -88.0942
Aircraft
Stinson 108-1
Registration
N97930
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Romeoville → Romeoville
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI03LA115

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The pilot not maintaining directional control during the landing rollout. A factor to the accident was the gusting crosswind.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

During the landing rollout the airplane encountered a wind gust that caused the airplane to weather vane. The pilot was unable to maintain directional control, which resulted in the airplane departing the runway. The aircraft was landing on runway 27 and the reported winds were 200 degrees magnetic at 15 knots with gusts to 21 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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