# NTSB Accident NYC03LA175
> **Stinson 108** · 2003-07-31 · White Post, VA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC03LA175
- **Event ID:** 20030808X01291
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-07-31
- **Location:** White Post, VA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.0625, -78.091392
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Stinson
- **Model:** 108
- **Registration:** N97168
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot/ mechanic's improper annual inspection including his rigging of the elevator flight control, and his subsequent inadequate preflight inspection of the airplane prior to flight, when he failed to detect the improperly rigged elevator flight control, both of which resulted in restricted up elevator control during the flare.

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