# Accident 20130604010779A: Stinson 108, Elkton, KY, June 4, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 2013, 16:40 local time
- Place: Elkton, KY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8028° N, 87.1764° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8028&lon=-87.1764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97592, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97592-2018-03-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108 (registry code 9230402, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4150 series (registry code 27024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4150-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108
- Reported engine: FRANKLIN 6A4
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13LA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA269) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130604010779A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED 5KY4. LOST POWER. CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 300 YARDS  AWAY FROM END OF RUNWAY.

## 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 ERA13LA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA269), Jun 4, 2013: Stinson 108 (N97592), Elkton, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to use carburetor heat during the approach to landing, which resulted in carburetor icing and a partial loss of engine power during a subsequent initial climb.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.