NTSB LAX86LA216 — 1986-05-09 · RIVERSIDE, California, United States

Current FAA registration · N994C

Make / Model: UNIVERSAL STINSON 108-3
Year of manufacture: 1947 · 39 years old at event
Engine: FRANKLIN 6A4165 SERIES (165 hp)
Seats / Engines: 4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19560319
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S ADE1B1

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N994C Stinson 108-3 None

Factual narrative

THE CFI REPORTED THAT DURING THE LANDING ROLL ON RUNWAY 24, AT FLA-BOB AIRPORT, RIVERSIDE, CA, THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO 'DRIFT TO THE RIGHT.' THE CFI APPLIED LEFT RUDDER TO CORRECT THE EXCURSION BUT HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE RUDDER BAR AND BECAME LODGED AGAINST THE BAR AND FLOOR. THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED THE RIGHT TURN AND THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND. THE SURFACE WINDS WERE FROM THE RIGHT OF THE NOSE ABT 20 DEG AT ABOUT 7 KNOTS. THE EFFECTIVE CROSSWIND COMPONENT WAS LESS THAN 3 KNOTS. THE CFI DID NOT REPORT ANY AIRPLANE MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS AND/OR FAILURES. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_LAX86LA216.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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