Aviation accident GAA16CA070

Name: aviation accident: STINSON 108 near Sharon (2015-12-02)
Start: 2015-12-02
Location: Sharon, KS, USA

MINR · STINSON 108 · 2015-12-02 · Sharon, KS, USA

Event

NTSB number: GAA16CA070
Event ID: 20151207X30322
Type: Accident
Date: 2015-12-02
Location: Sharon, KS, USA
Coordinates: 37.248889, -98.473335

Injuries

Highest injury: MINR
Fatal: 0
Serious: 0
Minor: 1
Uninjured: 1
Total aboard: 2

Aircraft

Make: STINSON
Model: 108
Registration: N97537
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: SUBS

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

The pilot's decision to continue the unstabilized approach and landing and his delayed decision to go around with an insufficient climb rate, which resulted with collision with trees.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown