Stinson 10-A accident near Oak Harbor, WA
On April 8, 2005, a Stinson 10-A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Oak Harbor, WA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- April 8, 2005
- Place
- Oak Harbor, WA
- Aircraft
- Stinson 10-A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 48.259°N, 122.700°W
- NTSB ID
- 20050412X00444
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On April 8, 2005, about 1600 Pacific daylight time, a Stinson 10-A, N39482, registered to and flown by the pilot as a 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, collided with trees and subsequently the terrain near Oak Harbor, Washington. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was destroyed by impact damage and a post-crash fire. The private pilot survived the accident, but succumbed to his injuries the next day. The passenger was fatally injured at the accident site. The aircraft departed from the pilot's private airstrip at an unknown time. A family member reported that a fuel receipt was found indicating that the aircraft took on fuel about 1400 on the day of the accident from Skagit Regional, Mount Vernon, Washington. The airstrip was located within one-quarter of a mile northwest of the accident site. A pilot and his passenger flying a Cessna 170 reported that they were traveling from Boeing Field, Seattle, Washington, to Friday Harbor, Washington. About 1600, they were flying westbound at 1,800 feet and the pilot was in contact with Whidbey NAS at the time. As they were traveling over Whidbey Island, he stated that his passenger said that she was watching a small airplane on approach, to the east, to a small airstrip. She watched the aircraft on final approach to the point where a go-around was initiated. She was not sure if the aircraft actually touched down or not. She watched it as it pulled up over the trees and continued to the east. She momentarily lost sight of the aircraft due to interference wi
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to adequately plan the approach for landing and maintain clearance from trees during the go-around. A tailwind and trees were factors.
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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.
