- Date
- May 21, 1993, 09:55 local (15:55 UTC)
- Place
- Brigham City, UT
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8589KStinson 108-1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 3, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19930521014629A
- Case key
- 43030
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Probable cause
The premature liftoff by the PIC and his failure to attain proper rate of climb. Factors relating to the accident were the gusty crosswind weather conditions, the failure of the PIC to use all available runway, and transmission wires.
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.
Analysis
The PIC initiated a takeoff from a runway intersection, lifted off prematurely, and the acft settled back onto the runway. The PIC continued the takeoff and lifted off at the end of the runway. The acft settled slightly after takeoff and began a shallow climb. When the acft approached power lines at an altitude too low to clear the wires, the pilot attempted to turn to avoid impact. The left wing struck power lines located about 2500 ft from the end of the runway, and the acft descended uncontrolled and impacted the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8589K
- Reported as
- Stinson 108-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 108-1589
- Airframe hours
- 1,856
- Engine
- Franklin 6A4-150-B3, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Boren, Roland K.
- Registered owner
- Boren, Roland K.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 21, 1993
- Destination
- OGD · Ogden, UT
- Airport
- BMC · Brigham City Municipal, runway 16, 5,500 × 75 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
- 27
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 127 total · 31 in this make and model · 83 as pilot in command · 18 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 8,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- OGD, 18 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.