# Accident 19921003040071A: Stnson L5, Houston, TX, October 3, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1992, 11:10 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Ellington Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6203° N, 95.1890° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6203&lon=-95.1890&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6438C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6438C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson L-5 (registry code 8630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-l-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-435A/0-435C (registry code 41517, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-435a-0-435c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STNSON L5
- Reported engine: LYC O435C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 630 total, 95 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921003040071A

## Narrative

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

LANDING IN TRAIL AT AIR SHOW. STRUCK N910E AS IT GROUND LOOPED INTO HIS AIRCRAFT. FORWARD VISIBILITY NIL TAIL DOWN.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N910E, Cessna 305A: [Accident 19921003040072A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921003040072A)

## 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 FTW93LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA003), Oct 3, 1992: Stinson L-5 (N6438C), Houston, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT OF THE OTHER AIRCRAFT'S INADVERTENT GROUND LOOP. FACTORS WERE THE LEFT QUARTERING TAILWIND AND THIS PILOT'S INABILITY TO SEE THE OTHER AIRPLANE DURING THE LANDING ROLL.

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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