# Accident 20150614009189A: Stinson 108, Dushore, PA, June 14, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 2015, 10:30 local time
- Place: Dushore, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5208° N, 76.4622° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5208&lon=-76.4622&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97505, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97505-2020-08-02) (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 6A4150 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 30 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA239) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150614009189A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT HE PERFORMED AN ENGINE RUN UP THE DAY PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. HE STATED ALL ENGINE PARAMETERS WERE FINE. THE FOLLOWING MORNING HE STARTED THE AIRCRAFT AND LET IT COME UP TO TEMPERATURE. EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL WITH THE TAKE-OFF ROLL AND CLIMB. APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET THE ENGINE QUIT PRODUCING POWER. THE PILOT REALIZING HE COULD NOT MAKE BACK TO THE AIRFIELD ELECTED TO AIM FOR A SMALL CLEARING WITH LESS DENSE TREES THAN THE SURROUNDING AREA.

## 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 ERA15LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA239), Jun 14, 2015: Stinson 108 (N97505), Dushore, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power during the initial climb for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the engine revealed no anomalies that would have precluded normal…

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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