# Accident 20161006019919A: Stinson 108-3, Rifle Garfield, CO, October 6, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 2016, 10:20 local time
- Place: Rifle Garfield, CO
- Airport: Rifle Garfield County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5269° N, 107.7194° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5269&lon=-107.7194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4210C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4210C-2019-03-25) (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
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 1 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161006019919A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRMAN RECENTLY ACQUIRED THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS TAKING IT FOR IT'S MADIEN FLIGHT. THE AIRMAN STATED THAT HE WAS TOO FAST AT TOUCH DOWN WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 GAA17CA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA015), Oct 6, 2016: Stinson 108 (N4210C), Rifle, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion.

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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