ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 378262
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| Date: | Sunday 14 October 1984 |
| Time: | 19:15 LT |
| Type: |  Stinson 108-2 |
| Owner/operator: | Brent Barby |
| Registration: | N9737K |
| MSN: | 108-2 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1831 hours |
| Engine model: | Franklin GA4-165-B3 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Booker, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Plainview, TX |
| Booker, TX | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
PLT ARRIVED AT DESTINATION AT DUSK. LIGHTED WIND TETRAHEDRON WAS OUT OF SERVICE. PLT EXECUTED LOW PASS IN UNSUCCESFUL ATTEMPT TO SEE WINDSOCK. PLT WAS AWARE OF STRONG SURFACE WINDS (ABOUT 35 KTS), PRESUMED TO BE FROM SW, FROM RECENT FRONTAL PASSAGE AND SELECTED THAT LANDING DIRECTION. ACFT LANDED LONG, PLT REALIZED A STRONG TAILWIND EXISTED BUT FELT TAILWHEEL ACFT WOULD NOT MAKE A SUCCESSFUL GO-AROUND. ACFT OVERRAN PREPARED SURFACE, PLT STEERED INTO TALL GRASS TO ASSIST DECELERATION. COMBINATION OF VEGETATION RESISTANCE AND TAILWIND GUST CAUSED ACFT TO NOSE OVER.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW85LA013
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 December 1984 | N9370K | Private | 0 | Sterling, IL | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 31-Mar-2024 06:39 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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