# NTSB investigations: Stinson 108-1: Loss of control - on ground/water

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 NYC06CA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA200.md): Stinson 108 · Meadville, PA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 11, 2006 · N97541 · Substantial damage
  > The owner's failure to install the proper tailwheel spring clips, which resulted in a loss of directional control during the landing roll. A factor was his lack of a mechanic certificate.
- [NTSB CHI06CA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA018.md): Stinson 108-1 · Tea, SD · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 19, 2005 · N8495K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing rollout which resulted in the encountered ground loop.
- [NTSB FTW04CA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04CA098.md): Stinson 108-1 · Slidell, LA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 27, 2004 · N8755K · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to compensate for the gusty wind conditions and maintain control of the airplane while landing.
- [NTSB CHI03LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA145.md): Stinson 108-1 · Jenison, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 2, 2003 · N8278K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot not maintaining directional control of the airplane during landing. A factor to the accident was the overload of the right main landing gear.
- [NTSB CHI03LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA115.md): Stinson 108-1 · Romeoville, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 27, 2003 · N97930 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot not maintaining directional control during the landing rollout. A factor to the accident was the gusting crosswind.
- [NTSB ANC03LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA028.md): Stinson 108-1 · Sitka, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 11, 2003 · N71X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll, which resulted in an inadvertent ground loop, and the collapse of the right main landing gear.
- [NTSB NYC01LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA181.md): Stinson 108-1 · Latrobe, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 20, 2001 · N8212K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane which resulted in the inadvertent ground loop.
- [NTSB LAX00LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA200.md): Stinson 108-1 · Los Angeles, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 21, 2000 · N8398K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of directional control during landing rollout due to the pilot's foot becoming wedged under a rudder pedal, which restricted its movement.
- [NTSB NYC00LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA043.md): Stinson 108 · Grove City, PA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 28, 1999 · N89F · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing rollout.
- [NTSB FTW00LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA027.md): Stinson 108-1 · Terrell, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 23, 1999 · N8525K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during landing.
- [NTSB CHI98LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA132.md): Stinson 108-1 · Tecumseh, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 17, 1998 · N97876 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, and his failure to maintain directional control. A contributing factors were wind gusts and crosswind.
- [NTSB SEA96LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA156.md): Stinson 108-1 · Arock, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 12, 1996 · N8692K · Substantial damage
  > failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the aircraft during the landing, which resulted in an inadvertent ground loop. The tailwind was a related factor.
- [NTSB BFO93LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA104.md): Stinson 108-1 · Culpeper, VA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 3, 1993 · N9014K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing rollout. A factor related to the accident include a ditch.
- [NTSB NYC92LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA158.md): Stinson ST-75 · Sussex, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 13, 1992 · N8495K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot failed to maintain control of the airplane during the landing roll, and inadvertently swerved and ground looped into two parked airplanes. A factor in this accident was the pilot's lack of expereince in this make and model airplane.
- [NTSB SEA90LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA061.md): Stinson 108-1 · Boise, ID · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 5, 1990 · N97781 · Substantial damage
  > Pilot did not maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll.
- [NTSB SEA89LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA051.md): Stinson 108-1 · Albany, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 25, 1989 · N97764 · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the student pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing and the improper use of flight controls. Contributing to the accident were the crosswind and the pilot's lack of total experience.
- [NTSB NYC88LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA187.md): Stinson 108-1 · Robbinsville, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 10, 1988 · N97954 · Substantial damage
  > The acft ground looped during landing roll and collided with terrain off the runway. The acft was landed on rwy 29 with the wind from 180 degrees at 15 KTS, gusting to 25 KTS. The acft turned into the wind and ran off the rwy to the south after traveling 1/3…
- [NTSB NYC88LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA095.md): Stinson 108-1 · Burlington, VT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 28, 1988 · N97979 · Substantial damage
  > The flight was taking off for an instructional flight in the local area. During ground run, the aircraft veered to the left and the pilot was unable to bring the aircraft under control. The aircraft collided with a snowbank and flipped inverted. The aircraft…
- [NTSB MIA87LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA193.md): Stinson 108-1 · West Palm Beach, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 29, 1987 · N8399K · Substantial damage
  > While on an instructional flt during the landing roll the acft began to drift to the right. The student plt corrected the drift with left rudder, however he then added full power. The acft then ground looped to the left, during which the right main gear…
- [NTSB SEA87IA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87IA093.md): Stinson 108-1 · Idaho Falls, ID · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · May 9, 1987 · N9016K · Minor damage
  > During a go around the pilot decided to attempt to reland the aircraft. Gusty crosswind conditions existed at the time and directional control was lost during which the aircraft entered into a ground loop maneuver and the left main landing gear strut…
- [NTSB LAX86LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA255.md): Stinson 108-1 · Quincy, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 16, 1986 · N97201 · Substantial damage
  > The commercial plt/cfi, attempted to takeoff when a left 40 deg, 15 to 25 knot crosswind existed. The plt lost directional control of the acft, & when attempting to abort the takeoff the acft's gear collapsed & the acft collided with a drainage ditch. The plt…
- [NTSB ATL86LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA268.md): Stinson 108-1 · Roanoke, AL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 5, 1986 · N8838K · Substantial damage
  > Reportedly, during the landing roll, the acft went off the right side of the rwy and continued across a shallow ditch and down an embankment. The plt stated that the acft did not RESP0ND to control and brake inputs to correct the swerve in calm winds. The FAA…
- [NTSB LAX85LA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA266.md): Stinson 108-1 · Hesperia, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 2, 1985 · N97935 · Substantial damage
  > While en route, the plt noted thunderstorms & towering cumulus clouds over the tehachapi mountains & elected to divert to Hesperia. He stated that all fields within range had 'severe winds and storms closing.' He said that during the landing at Hesperia,…
- [NTSB NYC84LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA069.md): Stinson 108-1 · Annapolis, MD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 15, 1984 · N9229K · Substantial damage
  > The plt landed faster than normal and lost control of the acft on the icy rwy. The plt said he over-corrected with left rudder and the acft went off the rwy and slid on a frozen field collapsing the right main gear.
- [NTSB SEA82DA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA158.md): Stinson 108-1 · Twin Falls, ID · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Sep 8, 1982 · N97781 · Substantial damage
  > Pilot ground looped while doing touch and go landings. Wind 5 KTS.

## 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 c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('9230404')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 260))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=9230404&occurrence=260

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