N458Y
Stinson SM-8A
Registrations are reused: the FAA register shows one earlier aircraft with this mark, the last registration cancelled on December 4, 1984.
Register facts: FAA Aircraft Registry (Releasable Aircraft Database) (open data).
FlightFinder has no observed route profile for this registration. The documented safety events below are available independently of live flight tracking.
Safety history
- May 22, 1982Accident
AS THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED DURING THE LANDING ROLL, IT BEGAN TO DRIFT RIGHT WHEN THE RUDDER BECAME INEFFECTIVE. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO OBTAIN LEFT BRAKING ACTION TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR STRUCK A SMALL EARTH BANK AND THE PLANE NOSED OVER. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE FLUID LEVEL WAS TOO LOW TO ACTUATE THE BRAKE.