# Accident 20100417005029A: Stinson 108-2, Dexter, MO, April 17, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 2010, 10:20 local time
- Place: Dexter, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9639° N, 89.9972° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9639&lon=-89.9972&mi=10
- Aircraft: N988D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N988D-2013-08-08) (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: STINSON 108-2
- Reported engine: FRANKLIN 6A4165
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 59 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA214) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100417005029A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ENGINE LOST POWER IN CRUISE FLIGHT.  DURING LANDING ROLL OUT ON A FORCED LANDING INTO A CULTIVATED FIELD THE PILOT APPLIED BRAKES AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED ONTO ITS TOP.  CRUSH DAMAGE TO LOWER COWLING, PROPELLER SPINNER, VERTICAL FIN  AND RUDDER.  WINDSHIELD WAS BROKEN AND THREE OF THE FOUR WING STRUTS BUCKELED.  PORTIONS OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD TUBES WERE MISSING.  THE REST OF THE TUBES WERE FLARED OPEN AS FROM EXPOSIVE INTERNAL PRESSURE.  THE GASCOLATOR CONTAINED A BUILD UP OF SLUDGE MIXED WITH TINY METAL SHAVINGS.

## 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 CEN10CA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA214), Apr 17, 2010: Stinson 108-2 (N988D), Dexter, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for an undetermined reason.

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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