# Accident 20160708013809A: Stinson 108-3, Red Lodge, MT, July 8, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 2016, 15:10 local time
- Place: Red Lodge, MT
- Airport: Red Lodge
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1861° N, 109.2578° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1861&lon=-109.2578&mi=10
- Aircraft: N955C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N955C-2020-08-02) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA369](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA369) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160708013809A

## Narrative

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

ON 7/8/16, AT 1510 MST, A STINSON 108-3, N955C, REGISTERED TO THE PILOT TAXIED TO RUNWAY 16 AT RED LODGE, MT (RED) AND PERFORMED THE ENGINE RUNUP.  DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL WITH A 12 MPH LEFT QUARTERING CROSSWIND OFF THE NOSE HE RAISED THE TAIL AT WHICH TIME A DEER APPEARED ON THE LEFT.  HE SWERVED TO THE RIGHT IN AN ATTEMPT TO MISS THE DEER.  THE DEER IMPACTED THE EMPENNAGE ON THE LEFT SIDE.  DURING THE RECOVERY, HE GROUND LOOPED THE AIRCRAFT AND CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY IN THE GRASS. THE PIC HAD AN ESTMATED 200 DEPARTURES FROM THIS AIRPORT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRCARFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT WAS UNIJURED.

## 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 GAA16CA369](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA369), Jul 8, 2016: Stinson 108 (N955C), Red Lodge, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: A deer running across the runway and impacting the left side of the airplane, resulting in a loss of directional control, a runway excursion, and a ground loop.

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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