NTSB investigations: Stinson 108-1

4 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Stinson 108-1, where the first occurrence was “In flight encounter with weather”. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

Cases per year

19822026
NTSB investigations: Stinson 108-1 per year, 1982–2026: 4 cases
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19861
19871

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duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c.\"mKey\" AND a.position = 1
  WHERE c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('9230404')
      AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o.\"occurrenceNumber\" = 1 AND o.\"occurrenceCode\" = 240))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB LAX87LA143Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportStinson 108-1 · Saugus, CAUpon contacting ATC, the plt requested an ILS apch and that he was low on fuel. The controller cleared the plt to the ILS. Just inside the outer marker the controller advised the plt that he was dangerously low and to climb immediately. The plt was observed…Mar 13, 1987 · N8185K · Substantial damageNTSB SEA86LA251Accident · 2 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportStinson 108-1 · Grangeville, IDPlt called fss over lws for wx brief lws-bke-boi. VFR not recommended for route, mountains obscured in rain showers. Plt called fss 30 min later, reported lost in clouds attempting route. Radio contact lost before location established (2305 MST, 04-26-86).…Apr 27, 1986 · N8165K · DestroyedNTSB NYC83LA216Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportStinson 108-1 · Tully, NYAt 2,000 ft near syracuse the plt decided he had enough fuel to continue on to his home base at cortland. He added full power to climb back to 3,000 ft & encountered turbulence. With full power & 80 KTS indicated the acft was losing altitude. The acft…Aug 18, 1983 · N8470K · DestroyedNTSB LAX83LUQ02Accident · 2 fatalFinal reportStinson 108 · Santa Barbara, CAThe aircraft collided with a power line as the pilot was flying at low altitude near a highway at dusk. After hitting the power line, the plane fell to the ground and burned. Witnesses reported there was a low cloud cover and light rain. One witness stated…Nov 23, 1982 · N222W · Destroyed