- Date
- March 17, 1985, 13:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Emhouse, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N953DUniversal Stinson 108
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850317007399A
- Case key
- 21534
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Witnesses observed the student plt making repeated low passes near his friend's house. While maneuvering, the acft collided with a power line, then crashed to the ground inverted. The student held a student plt certificate that was dated 10/17/62. No record could be found of a reissued certificate. The last record of a medical (3rd class) was dated 10/8/62. The last annual inspections of the acft & eng were dated 7/18/81. During an exam of the acft, no preimpact part failure or malfunction was found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N953D
- Reported as
- Universal Stinson 108
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1082953
- Engine
- Franklin 6A4-165B3, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert Benard Grogan
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- 8FO · Corsicana, TX
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
- 52
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Unknown, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.