- Date
- October 30, 1984, 19:30 local (Oct 31, 1984, 01:30 UTC)
- Place
- Sandia, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N97476Stinson 108
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841030061049A
- Case key
- 21615
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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
The plt was attempting a night landing at an unlighted airport. Plt stated he elecuted a low angle approach, knowing of elevated and wooded terrain off the end of the runway. On sighting trees to his left, he initiated a go-around but struck other trees before climb could be established. The aircraft then contacted the runway and ground looped.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N97476
- Reported as
- Stinson 108
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 108-476
- Airframe hours
- 1,642
- Engine
- Franklin 6A4 165BA3, 165 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Global Harvesters Foundation I
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 25, 1985
- Departed
- HOU · Houston, TX
- Destination
- Sandia, TX
- Airport
- Arrowhead, runway 13, 3,600 × 50 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
- 28
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 218 total · 8 in this make and model · 142 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 135° at 5 knots, gusting 10
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 31.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.