# Accident 19901020046529A: Stnson SR8C, Lakeville, MA, October 20, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1990, 17:30 local time
- Place: Lakeville, MA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8459° N, 70.9495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lakeville, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8459&lon=-70.9495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17116, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17116) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson SR-8C (registry code 8631408, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-sr-8c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming R680E series (registry code 41545, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r680e-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STNSON SR8C
- Reported engine: LYC R680E3B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901020046529A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOW ALTITUDE PHOTO FLIGHT OVER A LAKE. BLINDED BY SUN FLEW INTO WATER. FAILED CHECK ALTITUDE. WATER WAS GLASSY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC91LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA014), Oct 20, 1990: Stinson SR8C (N17116), Lakeville, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT MISJUDGED HIS ALTITUDE ABOVE THE LAKE WATER AND ALLOWED THE AIRPLANE TO DESCEND WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN. FACTOR'S RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: CALM WINDS CAUSING THE LAKE WATER TO BE…

## Other reports on N17116 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19810518030889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810518030889I), May 18, 1981: Stnson SR8C (N17116), Omaha, NE, Minor damage. Wind gust lifted right wing during landing rollout. Wing struck runway and right gear collapsed.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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