# Accident 20020113001849A: Univar 1082, Bayou La Batre, AL, January 13, 2002 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: January 13, 2002, 18:00 local time - Place: Bayou La Batre, AL - Airport: Roy E Ray Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 30.4547° N, 88.2106° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4547&lon=-88.2106&mi=10 - Aircraft: N9315K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9315K-2006-06-14) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Stinson 108-2 (registry code 9230406, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-2) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Franklin 6A4165 series (registry code 27025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4165-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: UNIVAR 1082 - Reported engine: LYC O360A1A - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 95 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL02LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA037) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020113001849A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.19) ON JANUARY 13, 2002, AT 1700 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A STINSON 108M, N9315K, OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91, EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER ON THE INTITIAL TAKEOFF/CLIMB FROM ROY E. RAY AIRPORT IN BAYOU LA BARTE, ALABAMA. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS ENROUTE FROM BAYOU LA BARTE, ALABAMA TO ST. ELMO, ALABAMA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PRIVATE PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE ACCIDENT OCCURED DURING THE TAKEOFF FROM BAYOU LA BARTE AIRPORT. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. REPORTEDLY, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AT 400 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND DURING THE CLIMBOUT. THE PILOT EXECUTED A LEFT TURN AND COLLIDED WITH POWER LINES. THE AIRPLANE SUBSEQUENTLY CAME TO REST IN A NEARBY DITCH ABOUT 400 FEET FROM THE END OF THE DEPARTURE RUNWAY 36. (-23) ON TAKE OFF AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AT APPROX 200'. PILOT MADE A LEFT TURN TRYING TO LAND ON A ROAD. AIRCRAFT HIT A SMALL TREE WITH RIGHT WING THEN WENT THRU 2 POWER LINES, IMPACTED GROUND IN A NOSE DOWN POSITION, THEN FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK. (.4) ON JANUARY 13, 2002, AT 1700 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A STINSON 108M, N9315K, EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER ON THE INITIAL TAKEOFF/CLIMB FROM ROY E. RAY AIRPORT IN BAYOU LA BATRE, ALABAMA. THE AIRPLANE, REGISTERED TO CONSOLIDATED-VULTEE, WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS ENROUTE FROM BAYOU LA BATRE, ALABAMA TO ST. ELMO, ALABAMA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PRIVATE PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES AND THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT STATED THERE WERE 20 GALLONS OF FUEL ON BOARD AT TAKEOFF. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AT 400 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND DURING THE CLIMB OUT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE ESTABLISHED GLIDE AT 65-70MPH AND ATTEMPTED AN ENGINE RESTART UNSUCCESSFULLY. THE PILOT EXECUTED A LEFT TURN AND COLLIDED WITH POWER LINES APPROXIMATELY 35 ABOVE GROUND. THE AIRPLANE SUBSEQUENTLY CAME TO REST IN A NEARBY DITCH ABOUT 400 FEET FROM THE END OF THE DEPARTURE RUNWAY 36. A REVIEW OF WEATHER DATA SHOWED CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR THE FORMATION OF CARBURETOR ICING; THE TEMPERATURE WAS 57 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.TESTS WERE PERFORMED ON BOTH MAGNETOS, THEY BOTH OPERATED WITHIN NORMAL PARAMETERS. A FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF THE ENGINE WAS PERFORMED; THE POWER WAS CHECKED AT 2700 RPM AND RESULTS INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE RAN SMOOTHLY AT FULL POWER AND AT IDLE. OIL PRESSURE WAS NORMAL DURING THE FUNCTIONAL CHECK. THE FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF THE ENGINE FAILED TO DISCLOSE A MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR COMPONENT FAILURE. ## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB ATL02LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA037), Jan 13, 2002: Consolidated-Vultee 108-M (N9315K), Bayou La Batre, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.