# Accident 20130523008509A: Stinson 108-3, Beaumont, TX, May 23, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 2013, 12:00 local time
- Place: Beaumont, TX
- Airport: Beaumont Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0703° N, 94.2150° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0703&lon=-94.2150&mi=10
- Aircraft: N121CM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N121CM-2018-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108-3 (registry code 9230408, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4165 series (registry code 27025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4165-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108-3
- Reported engine: FRANKLIN 6A4165 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 188 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA305) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130523008509A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF ON RUNWAY 13 FOR A CROSS COUNTRY FERRY FLIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 1200 NOON ON THURSDAY 05/23/2013. PIC STATED ONCE AIRBORNE THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH AND THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT CLIMB. PIC ATTEMPTED TO GO AROUND AND LAND, BUT WAS UNABLE TO MAKE RUNWAY. PIC LANDED IN A PASTURE SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AND AIRCRAFT FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN AND CAME TO REST ON A HEADING OF APPROXIMAELY 130 DEGREES MAGNETIC. IIC ARRIVED ON SCENE FRIDAY 05/24/2013 AT APPROXIMATELY 0800 CDT WITH PIC. UPON ARRIVAL ON SCENE THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND INTACT IN A PASTURE, UPSIDE DOWN APPROXIMATELY .7 MILES NORTHWEST OF THE END OF RUNWAY 13/31. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE VERTICAL STABILIZER/RUDDER AS WELL AS THE ENGINE FIREWALL.WING DAMAGE WAS UNDETERMINED BECAUSE OF DAMAGE FROM CATTLE PREVIOUS TO ARRIVAL. IIC WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF FUEL ON-BOARD OR THE CONDITION OF THE ENGINE.

## 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 CEN13LA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA305), May 23, 2013: Stinson 108-3 (N121CM), Beaumont, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The lack of a forward clamp on the carburetor heat box rubber boot, which allowed the boot to be ingested into the inlet of the carburetor heat box, restricting the airflow and leading to a…

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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