- Date
- August 3, 1987, 16:50 local (21:50 UTC)
- Place
- Hereford, TX
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6809MStinson 108-3
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 16, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870803081229A
- Case key
- 22410
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft was taking off from a state hwy with a truck blocking traffic at the end of a 2,500 foot stretch. The plt elected to tkof toward the truck, however, during the tkof run, he realized that he could not clear the truck and pulled up sharply. Drng the pull up the acft stalled and impacted the grnd in a nose low, wings level attitude. The plt stated that drng the tkof the eng appeared to be operating normally. (Evidence indicated that the plt had intentionally landed on the road to visit a business associate, however, he indicated in an initial interview that he had landed due to a rough running eng that alleviated itself once he was on the grnd. The plt did not file an acc report to complete the required information.)
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6809M
- Reported as
- Stinson 108-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 108-4809
- Engine
- Franklin 6A4-165-B3, 165 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- William L. Gray, Jr.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Destination
- DAL · Dallas, 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
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 590 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.