Stinson 108-2 N9306K

Summary

On 5 July 1985 at about 19:45 local time, a Stinson 108-2 registered N9306K was involved in an accident near Hastings, Michigan, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

5 July 1985 at 19:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Hastings, Michigan, United States

Coordinates

42.6495, -85.2798

Aircraft

Stinson 108-2

Registration

N9306K

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI85LA272

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO BREAK IN THE NEWLY OVERHAULED ENGINE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD BEEN FLYING AROUND THE LOCAL AREA FOR ABOUT 25 MINUTES WHEN HE HEARD A CLANK AND THE ENGINE LOST COMPLETE POWER. THE PILOT DETERMINED THAT A TREE LANDING WAS IMPENDING DUE TO THE LACK OF AN OPEN FIELD. THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH TREES IN A NOSE HIGH, WINGS LEVEL,STALLED ATTITUDE. THE ACFT CAME TO REST IN A TREE ABOUT 10 FT AGL. DISASSEMBLY OF THE ENGINE DISCLOSED THE CRANKSHAFT GEAR HAD FAILED. METALLURGICAL EXAM DETERMINED HIGH CYCLE FATIGUE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.