# Incident 19810915067209I: Souwst STEARMAN73, Nantucket Islan, MA, September 15, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1981, 13:00 local time
- Place: Nantucket Islan, MA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2835° N, 70.0828° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nantucket Island, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2835&lon=-70.0828&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51906 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SOUWST STEARMAN73
- Reported engine: CONT W6706A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 150 in this make and model, 175 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810915067209I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ZA ENGINE LOSING POWER. UNABLE CONTROL CARBURETOR ICING. LANDED ON ROAD.WING CAUGHT IN BUSHES FLIPPED AIRCRAFT OVER

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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