Probable cause
The pilot’s improper touchdown point and excessive airspeed during landing, which resulted in a runway overrun.
NTSB analysis
Witnesses who spoke with the pilot immediately after the accident reported that he stated he approached the runway too high and too fast. The airplane overran the runway end and collided with blackberry bushes and a tree about 20-25 feet from the end of the runway. The firewall was substantially damaged.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for WPR10LA072 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Dec 4, 2009
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Clarksburg, California
- Nearest airport
- Borges-Clarksburg Airport (CN13)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Stinson 108-3
- N-number
- N6649M
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.