- Date
- August 1, 1982, 16:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Los Lumas, NM
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N36709Stinson 10A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 1, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820801034099A
- Case key
- 71487
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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
While landing, the plane touched down in a crosswind from the right at 15 knots. The pilot reported that the plane weathercocked to the right and went into a ditch. Reportedly, the pilot was unable to control the heading of the aircraft in the crosswind.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N36709
- Reported as
- Stinson 10A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 8109
- Engine
- Franklin 90, 90 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Lawrence Rydberg
- Registered owner
- Lawrence Rydberg
- Departed
- ABQ · Albuquerque, NM
- Destination
- T33 · Flying L. Ranch, TX
- Airport
- E98 · Mid Valley, runway 17, 4,400 × 0 ft, macadam
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
- 30
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 170 total · 3 in this make and model · 93 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 185 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.