# Accident 20120311003169A: Stinson 108-3, Agua Dulce, CA, March 11, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 2012, 17:30 local time
- Place: Agua Dulce, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5481° N, 118.3353° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5481&lon=-118.3353&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4143C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4143C-2018-01-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108-3 (registry code 9230408, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4165 series (registry code 27025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4165-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108-3
- Reported engine: FRANKLIN 6A4165 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 431 total, 100 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12CA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA129) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120311003169A

## Narrative

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

ON 03/11/2012^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE PILOT OF N4143C A STINSON 108-3, DECIDED TO MAKE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING ON A DIRT STRIP 2 MILES NORTHWEST OF AGUA DULCE AIRPORT. DURING THE FINAL APPROACH TO THE DIRT STRIP, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DETERMINED THAT HE HAD TOO HIGH OF AN ALTITUDE WITH TOO HIGH AIRSPEED TO MAKE A SAFE LANDING, AND INITIATED A GO AROUND HALF WAY DOWN THE DIRT STRIP, BUT WAS UNABLE TO OUT CLIMB THE STEEP SURROUNDING TERRAIN. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE CLIMBING TERRAIN AND FLIPPED OVER ONTO ITS TOP. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER IMMEDIATELY EXITED THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS DESTROYED.

## 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 WPR12CA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA129), Mar 12, 2012: Stinson 108-3 (N4143C), Santa Clarita, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delayed decision to abandon the landing attempt, which resulted in the airplane colliding with rising terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to land with a…

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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