Stinson L-5 N1156V

Summary

On 28 July 1985 at about 20:45 local time, a Stinson L-5 registered N1156V was involved in an accident near Waynesville, Ohio, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

28 July 1985 at 20:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Waynesville, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Waynesville (20H9)

Coordinates

39.5299, -84.0799

Aircraft

Stinson L-5

Registration

N1156V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI85LA317

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 PLT TOOK OFF ON A TEST FLT TO CHECK THE ENG AFTER IT HAD BEEN INSPECTED & THE CARBURETOR HAD BEEN OVERHAULED. HE MADE A GROUND CHECK & FULL ENG RUN-UP BEFORE TAKING OFF. INTENDING TO STAY IN A CLOSED TRAFFIC PATTERN, HE TOOK OFF, MADE A NORMAL CLIMB IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN, THEN TURNED ONTO A DOWNWIND. WHILE ON DOWNWIND, THE ENG SPUTTERED. THE PLT SWITCHED FUEL TANKS & PUMPED THE THROTTLE, & THE ENG RESTARTED, BUT A FEW SECONDS LATER, IT LOST POWER AGAIN. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RETURN TO THE RWY, THE PLT MADE A 360 DEG TURN TO AVOID A GLIDER & TO LOSE ALT. HE STATED THAT DURING THE MANEUVER, HE LOST SIGHT OF THE GLIDER, & WHILE TRYING TO RELOCATE IT, HE LOST TOO MUCH ALT. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT CRASH LANDED IN TREES ABOUT 50 FEET SHORT OF THE RWY. AN EXAM REVEALED THAT THE CARBURETOR FLOAT HAD BEEN ADJUSTED FOR 0.25' OF TRAVEL. THE MINIMUM TRAVEL PER INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS SHOULD HAVE BEEN 0.50'.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.