- Date
- November 2, 1986, 14:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Ada, OH
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N996DStinson 108-2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861102052789A
- Case key
- 7345
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
Plt stated that elevator control was lost during the landing roll. Acft nosed over inverted and received substantial damage. Investigation revealed that the lower cable to elevator bellcrank forward turnbuckle was fractured. Bellcrank was badly corroded. Last inspection was annual one year prior to mishap.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N996D
- Reported as
- Stinson 108-2
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 108-2996D
- Airframe hours
- 3,310
- Engine
- Franklin 6A4-165-83, 165 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Neil Duchac
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 9, 1985
- Airport
- 0D7 · Ada, runway 27, 1,950 × 100 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
- 57
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 445 total · 20 in this make and model · 397 as pilot in command · 9 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 340° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 46 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FDY, 15 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.