Stinson 108-2 N9796K

Summary

On 22 May 1987 at about 23:45 local time, a Stinson 108-2 registered N9796K, operated by Douglas Jaynes, was involved in an accident near Huntersville, North Carolina, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

22 May 1987 at 23:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Huntersville, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Bradford Field (NC05)

Coordinates

35.4110, -80.8409

Aircraft

Stinson 108-2

Registration

N9796K

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Douglas Jaynes

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL87LA140

1 person was seriously 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 REPORTED THAT HE CLOSED THE THROTTLE TO SIMULATE AN ENGINE FAILURE AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RWY 06, AT ABOUT 400-500 FT AGL. HE SUBSEQUENTLY MADE A 180 DEGREE TURN BACK TOWARD THE ARPT TO PRACTICE A SIMULATED FORCED LDG, AND THE ACFT SINK RATE INCREASED TO A GREATER RATE THAN 'EXPECTED'. HE THEN ADDED FULL THROTTLE, BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. THE ACFT IMPACTED GRASSY TERRAIN SHORT OF AND TO THE RIGHT OF THE RWY, AND SLID ABOUT 130 FEET. A POST-CRASH FIRE ENSUED. THE PLT STATED THAT HE HAD 11 TOTAL FLT HRS IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL, ALL OF WHICH WERE OBTAINED IN THIS ACFT. HE NOTED THAT THE ACFT HAD SAT UNUSED FOR THREE YEARS PRIOR TO HIS PURCHASING IT, AND THAT IT HAD RECEIVED AN ANNUAL INSPECTION A WEEK PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE ENGINE CARBURETOR WAS REPORTEDLY EQUIPPED WITH A 'LEATHER-SKIRT' TYPE ACCELERATOR PUMP.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.