Aircraft Impacts Tree Near Concrete; Engine "Sputter" Reported

Witnesses say they heard the engine of a Stinson 108-1 Voyager 'sputter' shortly before the aircraft crashed Wednesday night, killing the pilot and injuring two passengers.

The Seattle Times reports the accident was reported near Concrete, WA at around 10 pm PDT. KIRO-7 adds local resident Don Mills told the FAA the plane (file photo of type, above) would have landed in his yard, had it not impacted a tree.

The two injured passengers were transported to a hospital in Mount Vernon, and were later airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.

Exact circumstances surrounding the accident are not yet known. Names of the pilot and passengers had not been released as of Thursday afternoon.

IDENTIFICATION
  Regis#: 97946        Make/Model: S108      Description: 108 Voyager, Station Wagon
  Date: 10/23/2008     Time: 0505

  Event Type: Accident   Highest Injury: Fatal     Mid Air: N    Missing: N
  Damage: Substantial

LOCATION
  City: CONCRETE   State: WA   Country: US

DESCRIPTION
  AIRCRAFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES, THERE WERE 3 PERSONS ON
  BOARD, 1 WAS FATALLY INJURED AND 2 SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES, NEAR
  CONCRETE, WA

INJURY DATA      Total Fatal:   1
                 # Crew:   1     Fat:   1     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:   
                 # Pass:   2     Fat:   0     Ser:   2     Min:   0     Unk:   
                 # Grnd:         Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:   

WEATHER: AWOS BKLI 230453Z 17008KT 10SM CLR 10/06 A3015

OTHER DATA
  Activity: Unknown      Phase: Unknown      Operation: OTHER

  FAA FSDO: SEATTLE, WA  (NM01)                   Entry date: 10/23/2008

FMI: www.faa.gov