# Accident 20110327005089A: Stinson 108, Dickens, TX, March 27, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 2011, 06:00 local time
- Place: Dickens, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6736° N, 100.8675° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6736&lon=-100.8675&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97383, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97383-2017-06-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108 (registry code 9230402, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4150 series (registry code 27024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4150-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108
- Reported engine: FRANKLIN 6A4150 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 657 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11FA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA247) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110327005089A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 27, 2011, ABOUT 0600 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, N97383, A STINSON 108, WAS DESTORYED UPON IMPACT NEAR DICKENS, TEXAS. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS MOSTLY CONSUMED BY A POST-IMPACT FIRE. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT UNDER TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM A PRIVATE AIRFIELD AT AN UNDETERMINED TIME.THE WRECKAGE WAS FOUND IN A PASTURE BY A LOCAL RESIDENT AT ABOUT 1300 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME. THERE ARE NO KNOWN WITNESSES TO THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 CEN11FA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA247), Mar 27, 2011: Stinson 108 (N97383), Dickens, TX, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The non-instrument rated pilot's decision to fly in night instrument meteorological conditions.

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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