# Accident 20121205028279A: Stinson 108-2, Bolivar, MO, December 5, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 2012, 13:40 local time
- Place: Bolivar, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6167° N, 93.2400° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6167&lon=-93.2400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8775K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8775K-2018-09-14) (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 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 761 total, 437 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121205028279A

## Narrative

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

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT NEAR BOLIVAR, MO, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD. ON APPROACH TO THE FIELD, THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED AN ELECTRICAL POWER LINE, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO LAND SHORT AND HARD, BREAKING THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR OFF AND CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL 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 CEN13LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA091), Dec 5, 2012: Stinson 108-2 (N8775K), Halfway, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to properly maintain the airplane and engine, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to improperly installed magnetos and a broken camshaft.

## Other reports on N8775K (1)

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

- [Accident 19930406007959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930406007959A), Apr 6, 1993: Univar 1082 (N8775K), Norridgewock, ME, Substantial damage. Allowed pilot inexperienced in type to make takeoff. Veered into snowbank. CFI on right side had no brakes.

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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