Stinson 108-3 N588C

Summary

On 12 May 2026 at about 17:49 local time, a Stinson 108-3 registered N588C was involved in an accident near Quilcene, Washington, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause has been published yet; this accident is still under investigation.

Date

12 May 2026 at 17:49

Classification

Accident

Location

Quilcene, Washington, United States

Coordinates

47.9222, -122.8898

Aircraft

Stinson 108-3

Registration

N588C

Category

Airplane

Year built

1947

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Sequim → Packwood

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR26LA183

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. The investigation is still open; a final report usually follows one to two years after the accident.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On May 12, 2026, at about 1049 Pacific daylight time, a Stinson 108-3 airplane, N588C, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Quilcene, Washington. The pilot was uninjured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot reported that during his preflight inspection of the airplane, he did not note any oil leaks, and the engine oil dipstick showed about 7.5 quarts of oil. About 15 minutes after departure, the engine began to run rough. The pilot applied carburetor heat, switched magnetos, and switched fuel tanks to resolve the engine roughness, but was unsuccessful. He then decided to divert to a nearby airport. Shortly after the pilot began his turn to the airport, the engine emitted a loud bang, oil covered the windscreen, and smoke began filling the cabin. As the pilot began maneuvering toward a farm field to land, a fire began burning in the engine compartment and progressed to the lower forward cabin near the pilot’s feet. He landed the airplane in a grassy field, and during the landing roll, the airplane impacted a ditch. The pilot exited the airplane and used the airplane’s fire extinguisher and mud from the ditch to put out the fire in the airplane’s engine compartment. Photographs of the airplane at the accident site revealed the airplane had sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and empennage. Holes were visible on the top of the engine crankcase. The wreckage has been retained for further examination.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.