# NTSB SEA84LA106: Stinson 108-2, N9543K, Carson City, NV, May 13, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: May 13, 1984, 12:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place: Carson City, NV
- Coordinates: 39.160915, -119.740386 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1609&lon=-119.7404&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 39914
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA84LA106
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/39914/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA106

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - unfavorable wind (cause)
  - directional control - not possible, pilot in command
  - ground loop/swerve - uncontrolled, pilot in command
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, takeoff
  - terrain condition - high vegetation (contributing factor)
- On ground/water collision with object, takeoff
  - object - fence (contributing factor)
- Nose over, takeoff

## Analysis

ACCORDING TO THE PLT, THE WIND WAS FROM 230 DEG AT 12 GUSTING 18 KTS. HE SAID THAT HE HAD JUST LIFTED THE TAILWHEEL WHEN A 'DUST DEVIL' PUSH THE ACFT TO THE RIGHT OF THE RWY. THE ACFT THEN STRUCK SAGE BRUSH & A BARBED WIRE FENCE & NOSED OVER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9543K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9543K-2012-11-20), registration cancelled 2012-11-20, S/N 108-2543, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108-2
- Registry model: [Stinson 108-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-2) (registry code 9230406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6A4165 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4165-series) (registry code 27025, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 9543
- Airframe hours: 2450
- Engines: FRANKLIN 6A4-165-B3 165 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Poole Kenneth L.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, March 15, 1984, 10 hours before
- Departed: 004, CARSON CITY, NV
- Airport: 004, Carson, runway 27, 5,900 × 75 ft, macadam

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 42; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 168 as pilot in command, 17 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 230° at 12 knots, gusting 18
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 70 °F

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19840513017959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840513017959A), May 13, 1984: Univar 1082, Carson City, NV, Substantial damage. Pilot said dust devil caught aircraft as tail lifted off causing loss of directional control and crash into fence.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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