# Accident 20180427004189A: Stinson 108-3, Eliza Island, WA, April 27, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 2018, 20:00 local time
- Place: Eliza Island, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.6503° N, 122.5844° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.6503&lon=-122.5844&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6933M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6933M) (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: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA237) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180427004189A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS ON TAKE OFF ROLL TO THE SOUTH WITH A CROSS WIND FROM THE SOUTH WEST. THE PILOT REALIZED THAT THE RUNWAY END WAS QUICKLY APPROACHING. HE ATTEMPTED TO LIFT OFF THE RUNWAY TO AVOID GOING OFF THE END WHEN THE AIRCRAFT ROTATED TO ABOUT 10 FEET OFF OF THE RUNWAY AND ABRUPTLY FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK TO THE RIGHT AND LANDED UPSIDE DOWN IN THE GRASS TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT AND HAD ONLY MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 GAA18CA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA237), Apr 27, 2018: Stinson 108 (N6933M), Eliza Island, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

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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