# Accident 20080920846519A: Strman C3B, Stevenson, WA, September 20, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 2008, 09:43 local time
- Place: Stevenson, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6931° N, 121.8844° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6931&lon=-121.8844&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3440, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3440) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stearman C2 (registry code 8560205, https://openairdocs.org/model/stearman-c2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Austro E4 series (registry code 06400, https://openairdocs.org/engine/austro-e4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STRMAN C3B
- Reported engine: CONT W6706N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 24,232 total, 110 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA206) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080920846519A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2008 AT APPROXIMATELY 0945 LOCAL TIME, THE PIC ON N3440 WAS EN-ROUTE FROM AURORA AIRPORT (UAO) TO FELTS FIELD (SFF) WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND QUIT.  THE PIC SAID HE HAD CARBURETOR HEAT ON PRIOR TO THE ENGINE ROUGHNESS BASED ON PRIOR EXPERIENCE WITH FLYING IN THE COLUMBIA GORGE.  THE PIC TRIED SWITCHING MAGNETOS AND SWITCHING FUEL TANKS PRIOR TO THE ENGINE COMPLETELY QUITTING.  THE PIC SELECTED A FIELD, BUT AFTER COMMITTING TO THE FIELD, HE NOTICED IT HAD A STEEP SLOPE.  THE PIC TRIED TO LAND ON A ROAD NEAR THE FIELD, BUT REALIZED HE WAS GOING TO HIT A TREE SO HE BANKED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT STRIKING THE ROAD WITH THE LOWER RIGHT WING, THEN HITTING THE TREE ON THE LEFT WING.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED 20 FEET OFF ERICKSON ROAD, SIX MILES NORTHEAST OF STEVENSON, WA AND A 1/3 MILE NORTH OF ROUTE 14.

## 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 SEA08LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA206), Sep 20, 2008: Stearman C3-B (N3440), Stevenson, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel starvation from a piece of disintegrating gasket material that was blocking the fuel jet. Also causal was the failure of maintenance personnel to verify the…

## Other reports on N3440 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20110716013929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110716013929A), Jul 16, 2011: Stearman Aircraft C3-B (N3440), Spokane, WA, Substantial damage. ATP pilot lost control of a conventional landing gear airplane after landing on runway 21L at sff resulting in ground loop.

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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