ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 385990
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| Date: | Thursday 26 April 2001 |
| Time: | 06:00 LT |
| Type: |  Stinson 108 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N97168 |
| MSN: | 168 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3100 hours |
| Engine model: | Franklin 684-1V3 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | White Post, VA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | White Post, VA (3VA7) |
| Bardstown-Samuels Field, KY (BRY/KBRY) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During the take-off roll on a 2,000-foot long wet grass runway, the airplane veered to the left, went through a barbed wire fence, struck a dirt mound and came to rest 150 feet beyond the mound on its nose. The pilot reported that a light frost covered the airplane prior to departure, but he did not de-ice the airplane because he was in a hurry. The pilot reported to an FAA inspector that the accident was "his fault and he knew better." The pilot also reported that there were no mechanical deficiencies with the airplane, and that the accident could have been prevented if he had "de-iced the aircraft thoroughly." Additionally, the grass on the runway was estimated to be about 9 inches long.
Probable Cause: the pilot's failure to remove frost from the airplane prior to departure. A factor in the accident was the tall wet grass.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB IAD01LA047
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Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 31 July 2003 | N97168 | 0 | White Post, Virginia | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 05-Apr-2024 10:01 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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