# Accident 20130709011819A: Stinson 108-3, Blackfoot, ID, July 9, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 2013, 20:00 local time
- Place: Blackfoot, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2353° N, 112.3169° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2353&lon=-112.3169&mi=10
- Aircraft: N703C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N703C-2015-05-21) (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: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 45 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13LA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA320) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130709011819A

## Narrative

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

NON-CERTIFICATED PILOT REPORTED AT ABOUT 15 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, AT 1000 FEET IN ALTITUDE, A ?KNOCKING SOUND? FROM THE ENGINE WAS OBSERVED, FOLLOWED BY THE ENGINE RPM STOPPING.  A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD WAS INITIATED.  DURING THE FORCED LANDING SEQUENCE, THE MAIN LANDING GEAR DUG INTO ?THICK GRASS? AND RUTS IN TERRAIN, CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO FLIP OVER INVERTED.

## 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 WPR13LA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA320), Jul 10, 2013: Stinson 108-3 (N703C), Blackfoot, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power during cruise flight for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination revealed no mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded…

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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