# Accident 20110723014119A: Stinson 108-1, Moses Lake, WA, July 23, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 2011, 12:05 local time
- Place: Moses Lake, WA
- Airport: Moses Lake Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.5706° N, 122.6295° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5706&lon=-122.6295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8318K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8318K-2016-02-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108-1 (registry code 9230404, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4150 series (registry code 27024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4150-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108-1
- Reported engine: FRANKLIN 6A4150 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 178 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11CA345](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA345) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110723014119A

## Narrative

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

APPROXIMATELY 500 TO 600 FEET INTO THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE PIC LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT.THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT AND ENCOUNTERED A GRAVEL SURFACE, THE PIC WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES AT THE TIME.THE TIRES, OR A TIRE, DUG INTO THE GRAVEL AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ONTO ITS BACK.

## 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 WPR11CA345](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA345), Jul 23, 2011: Stinson 108-1 (N8318K), Moses Lake, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during an aborted takeoff.

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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