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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Stinson 108-1 · Lodi, CA · December 27, 2013

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Date
December 27, 2013 · 10:30 local
Place
Lodi, CA
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8848K
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR14LA079
Reported as
Stinson 108-1
Reported engine
Franklin 6A4150 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,181 total500 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days
N8848KRegistration cancelled Dec 1, 2015 · Stinson 108-1S/N 108-1848 · Built 1947Airframe modelStinson 108-1Engine modelFranklin 6A4150 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot in command (PIC) fueled up at medesto airport (30 gallons) and took off from medesto airport to Lodi airport without incident and landed safely at the Lodi airport. PIC took off from the Lodi airport without any problems. Within 12 minutes into the flight the PIC experienced noise coming from the tachometer and then the tachometer stopped. He scaned the instruments, there was oil pressure and engine temperature was good. PIC then started to lose power, he then turned to his house while at cruise. The PIC switched fuel tanks and primed the engine, engine started to run better at full power. Within minutes the engine was barely runnig, he pushed the primer and the engine got better, then the engine began running ruff and was shaking. Just after that the engine stopped and would not restart. Both he and his passenger opened both doors and turned towards an open field to dead stick the aircraft in for a safe landing. The aircraft went over the fence and hit the ground, PIC held the stick back and went down the hill at approximatly 60 to 70 mph. At the botton the hill the aircraft ran into a ditch that caused the aicraft to nose over landing upside down.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) FUELED UP AT MEDESTO AIRPORT (30 GALLONS) AND TOOK OFF FROM MEDESTO AIRPORT TO LODI AIRPORT WITHOUT INCIDENT AND LANDED SAFELY AT THE LODI AIRPORT. PIC TOOK OFF FROM THE LODI AIRPORT WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. WITHIN 12 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT THE PIC EXPERIENCED NOISE COMING FROM THE TACHOMETER AND THEN THE TACHOMETER STOPPED. HE SCANED THE INSTRUMENTS, THERE WAS OIL PRESSURE AND ENGINE TEMPERATURE WAS GOOD. PIC THEN STARTED TO LOSE POWER, HE THEN TURNED TO HIS HOUSE WHILE AT CRUISE. THE PIC SWITCHED FUEL TANKS AND PRIMED THE ENGINE, ENGINE STARTED TO RUN BETTER AT FULL POWER. WITHIN MINUTES THE ENGINE WAS BARELY RUNNIG, HE PUSHED THE PRIMER AND THE ENGINE GOT BETTER, THEN THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING RUFF AND WAS SHAKING. JUST AFTER THAT THE ENGINE STOPPED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. BOTH HE AND HIS PASSENGER OPENED BOTH DOORS AND TURNED TOWARDS AN OPEN FIELD TO DEAD STICK THE AIRCRAFT IN FOR A SAFE LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT WENT OVER THE FENCE AND HIT THE GROUND, PIC HELD THE STICK BACK AND WENT DOWN THE HILL AT APPROXIMATLY 60 TO 70 MPH. AT THE BOTTON THE HILL THE AIRCRAFT RAN INTO A DITCH THAT CAUSED THE AICRAFT TO NOSE OVER LANDING UPSIDE DOWN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR14LA079Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLodi, CAThe fatigue failure of the crankshaft, which resulted in a total loss of engine power and subsequent forced landing.Dec 27, 2013 · Substantial damage