- Date
- February 28, 1988, 11:14 local (16:14 UTC)
- Place
- Burlington, VT
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N97979Stinson 108-1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 24, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880228070699A
- Case key
- 36107
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The flight was taking off for an instructional flight in the local area. During ground run, the aircraft veered to the left and the pilot was unable to bring the aircraft under control. The aircraft collided with a snowbank and flipped inverted. The aircraft was equipped with brakes on only the left side. Examination of the aircraft showed the parking brake pawl had become disconnected and could result in locking of the brake master cylinder piston following brake application.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N97979
- Reported as
- Stinson 108-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 108-979
- Airframe hours
- 1,944
- Engine
- Franklin 6A4-150B3, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Robert Sterling
- Registered owner
- Robert Sterling
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 1, 1987
- Departed
- BTV · Burlington, VT
- Airport
- BTV · Burlington, runway 33, 7,807 × 150 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
- 45
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine sea, Single-engine land, Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 849 total · 95 in this make and model · 793 as pilot in command · 80 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 36 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.