# Accident 20100828042529A: Stinson JR. S, Lake Stevens, WA, August 28, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 2010, 13:30 local time
- Place: Lake Stevens, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.0000° N, 121.9500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0000&lon=-121.9500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12164, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12164) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson JR. S (registry code 8630404, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-jr-s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming R680 (registry code 41540, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r680) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON JR. S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING R680
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 605 total, 6 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10LA432](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA432) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100828042529A

## Narrative

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

N12164 DEPARTED FROM HARVEY FIELD, SNOHOMISH, WA (S43) 20 – 30 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT DURING CRUISE FLIGHT THE ENGINE QUITE WITHOUT WARNING. PILOT STATES HE CHECKED FUEL, PULLED CARB HEAT ON, WITH NO EFFECT, SET GLIDE SPEED, CHECKED MAGNETOS WITH NO EFFECT, MADE FORCED LANDING, COLLIDED WITH DIRT BERM CAUSING LEFT LANDING GEAR TO DEPART AIRCRAFT AND LEFT WING SPAR DAMAGE.

## 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 WPR10LA432](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA432), Aug 28, 2010: Stinson JR. S (N12164), Lake Stevens, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during cruise flight, which resulted from a magneto switch failure.

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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