- Date
- January 4, 1984, 20:10 local (Jan 5, 1984, 04:10 UTC)
- Place
- Vashon, WA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N97016Stinson 108-1
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 39787
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Analysis
Just after taking off in IMC at night, the acft crashed near the departure end of rwy 36. According to a witness, the acft climbed after takeoff to about 200 ft above the trees, then entered a descent & disappeared behind a tree line. After crashing, the acft was demolished by fire. No abnormalities of the acft were found that would have caused the accident. Witnesses reported there was a low overcast at about 500 ft & occasional light rain. The acft was overdue for an annual inspection & the plt's medical certificate had expired. A check of the plt's blood showed an alcohol level of 0.142% (142 mg%).
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.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N97016
- Reported as
- Stinson 108-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 108-1016
- Engine
- Franklin 6A4-150B3, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Melvin D. Den Herder
- Registered owner
- Elliot Z. Crable
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 24, 1982
- Airport
- WA69 · Wax Orchards, runway 36, 2,200 × 100 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
- 32
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 339 total · 78 in this make and model · 268 as pilot in command · 25 in the last 90 days · 9 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 55 °F