NTSB NYC92LA158 — 1992-08-13 · SUSSEX, New Jersey, United States

Current FAA registration · N8495K

Make / Model: STINSON 108-1
Year of manufacture: 1947 · 45 years old at event
Engine: LYCOMING 0-435 (175 hp)
Seats / Engines: 4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19780523
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S ABA459

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N8495K Stinson ST-75 None

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING THE LANDING ROLL, AND INADVERTENTLY SWERVED AND GROUND LOOPED INTO TWO PARKED AIRPLANES. A FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPEREINCE IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL AIRPLANE.

Factual narrative

DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO VEER TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE DEVIATION BY APPLYING RIGHT RUDDER AND RIGHT BRAKE, BUT WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL IN STOPPING THE AIRPLANE FROM DRIFTING TO THE LEFT. THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL WENT OFF THE RUNWAY PAVEMENT INTO SOFT, WET GROUND, WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRPLANE GROUND LOOPING AND STRIKING TWO PARKED AIRPLANES. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1992_NYC92LA158.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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