- Date
- July 30, 1988, 18:02 local (Jul 31, 1988, 00:02 UTC)
- Place
- Lordsburg, NM
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N97395Stinson 108
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 2, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880731028639A
- Case key
- 17511
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During takeoff the plane swerved to the lt and the plt aborted the takeoff. On the second takeoff, the airplane again swerved lt and departed the rwy. The plane entered loose sand off the lt side of the rwy and nosed over. The plt stated that he had made 10 takeoffs and landings in this airplane. The plt said that he felt the tailwheel had stuck off center. A post accident inspection by an FAA airworthiness inspector revealed no evidence to explain the reported loss of directional control.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N97395
- Reported as
- Stinson 108
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 108395
- Airframe hours
- 1,450
- Engine
- Franklin 150, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Ward, Rodney G.
- Registered owner
- Rodney G Ward
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 5, 1988 · 7 hours before
- Departed
- LSB
- Destination
- PHX · Phoenix, AZ
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- LSB · Lordsburg Municipal, runway 30, 5,000 × 50 ft, asphalt
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
- 43
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,250 total · 7 in this make and model · 1,100 as pilot in command · 13 in the last 90 days · 13 in the last 30 days · 10 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.