# NTSB investigations: Stinson 108, 1987

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB ANC88LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA016.md): Stinson 108-2 · Alexander Lake, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 25, 1987 · N9398K · Substantial damage
  > The relatively inexperienced private pilot attempted to land his float equipped airplane with a tailwind and gusty winds in choppy water conditions. He lost control of the airplane and it was substantially damaged.
- [NTSB CHI87LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA155.md): Stinson 108-1 · Big Sandy Lake, MN · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 21, 1987 · N40161 · Substantial damage
  > The engine stalled for undetermined reasons after the pilot made a wide circle turn. During a forced landing in a lake, the aircraft nosed over. The last annual aircraft inspection was 15 months prior to the date of the accident.
- [NTSB NYC87LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA130.md): Stinson 108 · Rumford Point, ME · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 25, 1987 · N9119K · Substantial damage
  > While circling a pond, the plt failed to switch fuel tanks and the engine lost power. He attempted to switch from the right to the left tank but was forced to set the acft down in a nearby field. The left wing, fuselage, landing gear, prop, and engine mounts…
- [NTSB LAX87LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA194.md): Stinson 108 · Healdsburg, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 5, 1987 · N9216K · Substantial damage
  > During what was supposed to be a taxi test, the plt decided to takeoff when he lost control of the acft. The acft veered to the right off the rwy and collided with the terrain. The plt had flown the acft for the first time with the owner the day before the…
- [NTSB LAX87LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA148.md): Stinson 108-1 · Rio Vista, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 17, 1987 · N97115 · Substantial damage
  > The aircraft nosed over in soft soil after a forced landing. The aircraft's engine failed during the departure climb and the pilot was unable to restart it. The pilot accomplished a forced landing to a field. The aircraft nosed over when the nose gear became…
- [NTSB NYC87LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA077.md): Stinson 108 · Wildwood, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 5, 1987 · N97202 · Substantial damage
  > The plt rprtd that prior to takeoff, he taxied thru svrl puddles of water from melting snow. The temp at that time was rprtd as 25 deg. He rprtd that when he landed at Wildwood, the wind was from 290 deg at 15 gusting 20 KTS & the temp was 30 deg. He said…

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE year(c."eventDate") = 1987
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('9230402'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=9230402&year=1987

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