# Accident 20140718012369A: Stinson 108-1, Bruno, MN, July 18, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 2014, 15:41 local time
- Place: Bruno, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.2807° N, 92.6594° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2807&lon=-92.6594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9034K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9034K) (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: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 279 total, 160 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14LA417](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA417) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140718012369A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED THAT APPROXIMATELY 1/2 HOUR INTO A FLIGHT FROM KDYT TO 8Y4 WHILE AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 2000' AGL, THE ENGINE SPUTTERED FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 SECONDS AND THEN ABRUPTLY QUIT.  HE INITIATED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND LOCATED A SUITABLE FIELD FOR LANDING.  ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE ENGINE FAILED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED IN A GRASSY FIELD.  AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE ON LANDING SINCE THE AIRCRAFT WAS EQUIPPED WITH STRAIGHT FLOATS AT THE TIME.

## 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 CEN14LA417](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA417), Jul 18, 2014: Stinson 108 1 (N9034K), Bruno, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to an anomaly with the carburetor system that could not be determined during postaccident examination.

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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