- Date
- June 2, 1985, 16:55 local (23:55 UTC)
- Place
- Hesperia, CA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N97935Stinson 108-1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850602021739A
- Case key
- 24734
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While en route, the plt noted thunderstorms & towering cumulus clouds over the tehachapi mountains & elected to divert to Hesperia. He stated that all fields within range had 'severe winds and storms closing.' He said that during the landing at Hesperia, there was a direct, right x-wind with gusts to 26 KTS. While landing, the acft veered off the left side of the rwy & the left wing struck the ground. The plt stated that the acft was capable in landing in x-winds up to 18 KTS. Aprx 15 mi nw at victorville, CA, the 1655 PDT wind was from 250 deg at 10 gusting 20 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N97935
- Reported as
- Stinson 108-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 108-935
- Airframe hours
- 2,737
- Engine
- Franklin 6A4-150-B3, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- James R. Reynolds
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 23, 1984
- Departed
- TNP · Twenty-Nine Pal, CA
- Destination
- BFL · Bakersfield, CA
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- L26 · Hesperia Air Lodge, runway 21, 3,750 × 50 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 121 total · 51 in this make and model · 49 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 68 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- VCV, 15 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N97935 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.