- Date
- April 21, 1984, 19:15 local (Apr 22, 1984, 01:15 UTC)
- Place
- Mcville, ND
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N631CStinson 108-3
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840421016669A
- Case key
- 16370
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft collided with the ground, left wing 1st, during an apch to land. The plt stated that the acft apparently stalled. A patrolman noted an odor of alcohol in the plt's breath. A blood/alcohol test showed an alcohol level of 0.19%. The plt's last medical exam was dated 10/17/80 & his last biennial flt review was in dec 81. The acft was equipped with cloth fabric to metal type seat belts which should have been modified to meet existing regs. The plt suffered a broken ankle during the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N631C
- Reported as
- Stinson 108-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 108-3631
- Airframe hours
- 418
- Engine
- Franklin 6A4-165-B3, 165 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Don Orwick
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 4, 1978 · 10 hours before
- Airport
- ND36 · Mcville Municipal, runway 17, 2,400 × 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
- 47
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 3,500 total · 25 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 50 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.