# Accident 20130718017199A: Stinson 108-1, Tuftonboro, NH, July 18, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 2013, 16:00 local time
- Place: Tuftonboro, NH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6965° N, 71.2220° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tuftonboro, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6965&lon=-71.2220&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8721K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8721K-2013-11-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108-1 (registry code 9230404, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4150 series (registry code 27024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4150-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108-1
- Reported engine: FRANKLIN 6A4150 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130718017199A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED 5M3 WITH FULL FUEL. ON LEVEL OFF AT 1800MSL PIC BEGAN LEANING MIXTURE WHEN ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING VERY ROUGH.  AIRCRAFT LOST POWER, OIL PRESSURE AND RPMS.

PIC DECIDED TO LAND IN A COW PASTURE TO THE NORTHEAST. UPON LANDING IN THE GRASS THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK CEMENT WELL COVER, OBSTRUCTED BY THE TALL GRASS, AND GROUND LOOPED.  AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WINGS AND FUSELAGE.

NO PROPERTY DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES REPORTED.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N8721K (1)

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

- [Accident 19750222003489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750222003489A), Feb 22, 1975: Univar 1081 (N8721K), Edgewater, MD, Substantial damage. Plt rptd wind gusting 20K.r wing struck the gnd.

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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