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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Stinson 108-1 · Xenia, OH · January 16, 2011

Date: January 16, 2011 · 10:50 local
Place: Xenia, OH
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8883K
Reported as: Stinson 108-1
Reported engine: Franklin 6A4250
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,150 total610 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

N8883KRegistered now · Stinson 108-1S/N 108-1883 · Built 1947 Airframe modelStinson 108-1 Engine modelFranklin 6A4150 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On jan 16, 2011 at 0945AM pilot privacy data omitted flew his Stinson N8883K from cak (akron-canton oh.) To I19 greene county Ohio. He started his descent into I19 and the engine started running rough. The wx was VFR at the time. The rough running engine stopped running and an emergency landing was made into a corn field approximately 6 miles from the airport. No injuries reported and no damage to aircraft. Observation of powerplant concluded a large crack in engine block resulting in power loss.

As the FAA filed it

ON JAN 16, 2011 AT 0945AM PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FLEW HIS STINSON N8883K FROM CAK (AKRON-CANTON OH.) TO I19 GREENE COUNTY OHIO. HE STARTED HIS DESCENT INTO I19 AND THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH. THE WX WAS VFR AT THE TIME. THE ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING AND AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE INTO A CORN FIELD APPROXIMATELY 6 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT. NO INJURIES REPORTED AND NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. OBSERVATION OF POWERPLANT CONCLUDED A LARGE CRACK IN ENGINE BLOCK RESULTING IN POWER LOSS.