- Date
- February 27, 1986, 14:10 local (19:10 UTC)
- Place
- Lyndonville, VT
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N108DTStinson 108
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860227006549A
- Case key
- 30303
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
After the pilot performed a run up and all appeared normal a ground run was commenced. About 700' down the runway trim was set to climb out at about 76IAS. However, the pilot stated that a bad downdraft was encountered. A check of the airspeed was ok. At 200 ft a downdraft and tailwind were encountered and the aircraft continued to descend at a rate of 50-75' a minute. The aircraft impacted the ground at the end of the runway in about 3' of snow. The plt's flt time was not reported.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N108DT
- Reported as
- Stinson 108
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 108-4329
- Airframe hours
- 1,356
- Engine
- Franklin 6A4-165-B3, 165 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Daniel G. Trombly
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 1, 1985 · 65 hours before
- Departed
- 6B8 · Lydonville, VT
- Destination
- MHT · Manchester, NH
- Airport
- 6B8 · Lydonville, runway 20, 3,300 × 60 ft, asphalt
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
- 39
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 900 as pilot in command · 12 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 10 knots, gusting 12
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Temperature
- 30 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.