# Accident 20081022850619A: Stinso 1081, Concrete, WA, October 22, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 2008, 22:05 local time
- Place: Concrete, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.5322° N, 121.8719° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5322&lon=-121.8719&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97946, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97946-2009-07-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108-1 (registry code 9230404, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4150 series (registry code 27024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4150-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSO 1081
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6A4150*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081022850619A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER DEPARTING THE CONCRETE AIRPORT THE PILOT APPLIED "CARB HEAT", A (ROPE LIKE MATERIAL) WHICH HAD BEEN GLUED TO THE CARB HEAT MUFF CAME LOOSE AND WAS INJESTED INTO THE CARBURATOR INLET RESTRICTING THE AIRFLOW TO THE ENGINE, WHICH RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF POWER.  AFTER WHICH THE AIRCRAFT FLEW INTO A GROVE OF TREES.

## 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 WPR09LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA022), Oct 23, 2008: Stinson 108-1 (N97946), Concrete, WA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during initial climb due to the pilot's improper exhaust system maintenance, which resulted in restriction of the carburetor's air intake.

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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