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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Stinson 108-3 · Port Of Del Bon, MT · May 5, 2025

Date
May 5, 2025 · 09:30 local
Place
Port Of Del Bon, MT
Airport
Whetstone International Airpor
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N108RM
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR25LA151
Reported as
Stinson 108-3
Reported engine
Continental O-470 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
176 total40 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The pilot indicated that a gust of wind affected the aircraft during the landing touchdown where the right rudder control authority was lost and the aircraft veered left off the runway at Whetstone international airport (KH28), transitioned through a fence and caused substantial damage to the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT INDICATED THAT A GUST OF WIND AFFECTED THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE LANDING TOUCHDOWN WHERE THE RIGHT RUDDER CONTROL AUTHORITY WAS LOST AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY AT WHETSTONE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KH28), TRANSITIONED THROUGH A FENCE AND CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.