Stinson 108-2 accident near Deer Park, WA
On July 28, 1995, a Stinson 108-2 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Deer Park, WA. 2 people were seriously injured. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- July 28, 1995
- Place
- Deer Park, WA
- Aircraft
- Stinson 108-2 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 0 fatal, 2 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 47.991°N, 117.499°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001207X04108
NTSB summary
On July 28, 1995, approximately 1230 Pacific daylight time, a Stinson 108-2, N40191, landed hard during an attempted forced landing at a private airstrip near Deer Park, Washington. The commercial pilot and his passenger received serious injuries, and the aircraft sustained substantial damage. The personal pleasure flight, which departed Bozeman, Montana, about three hours earlier, was being operated in visual meteorological conditions at the time of the accident. The aircraft was on a VFR flight plan, and the ELT, which was activated by the impact, was turned off at the scene. According to the pilot, he was circling his passenger's house at about 800 feet when he attempted to add power, but the engine did not respond. He said he went through an emergency checklist, but could not get the engine to restart, and therefore elected to put the aircraft down on the airstrip in the passenger's field. He said he could not recall the touchdown or the events thereafter. In a phone interview with the NTSB, the passenger stated that while circling his property, they made one pass about 100 to 150 feet over the runway to notify his wife that they were in the area and would need pickup at a nearby airport. Then they made a left pattern and turned final to make a second low pass over the runway. The passenger stated that while on final, the pilot commented that they had a problem, then attempted to add power, and the engine gave no response. He stated that the pilot then tried to do a forced wheel-landing on the 1,300 foot airstrip. He said that the aircraft crossed the airstrip threshold
Probable cause
A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF PROFICIENCY IN WHEEL-LANDINGS.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
