- Date
- August 25, 1984, 13:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Reidsville, SC
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6771MUniversal Stinson 108-3
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840825046519A
- Case key
- 6532
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The accident occurred on a low approach to a sloping airstrip with power lines at the uphill end. A go-around was commenced from a low pass, but insufficient climb performance was available, and a pull-up to clear the obstruction resulted in a stall/mush into the ground. The aircraft nosed over in the hish vegitation. The pilot stated, 'I placed the aircraft in a situation it was not capable of getting out of.'
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6771M
- Reported as
- Universal Stinson 108-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 108-4771
- Airframe hours
- 1,988
- Engine
- Franklin 6A4-165-B3, 163 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- I & U Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 24, 1984 · 12 hours before
- Departed
- SPA · Spartanburg, SC
- Airport
- runway 9, 1,750 × ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 28
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 155 total · 19 in this make and model · 110 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 20° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 9 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 6,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 77 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GSP, 7 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N6771M · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.