# Accident 20150820019969A: Stinson L-5E, Tucson, AZ, August 20, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 2015, 13:00 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: Tucson International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1136° N, 110.9367° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1136&lon=-110.9367&mi=10
- Aircraft: N944LB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N944LB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson L-5E (registry code 8630210, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-l-5e) (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: STINSON L-5E
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-435A/0-435C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 30 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA249) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150820019969A

## Narrative

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

LANDING AT TUCSON INTERNATIONAL PILOT IMMEDIATELY GROUND LOOPED AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT AND STRUCK A RUNWAY SIGN.

## 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 GAA15CA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA249), Aug 20, 2015: Stinson L 5E (N944LB), Tucson, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, resulting in a runway excursion and a collision with an object.

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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