NONE · Stinson 108-2 · 2000-03-24 · LAS CRUCES, NM, USA
Event
NTSB number
DEN00LA068
Event ID
20001212X20622
Type
Accident
Date
2000-03-24
Location
LAS CRUCES, NM, USA
Coordinates
32.260143, -106.820175
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
4
Total aboard
4
Aircraft
Make
Stinson
Model
108-2
Registration
N442C
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control, resulting in an inadvertent ground loop/swerve. Factors were a burnt and unseated intake valve, and the tail wind.