# Accident 20180614007889A: Stinson L-5, Thomson, GA, June 14, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 2018, 17:40 local time
- Place: Thomson, GA
- Airport: Thomson-Mcduffie County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6261° N, 82.4961° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6261&lon=-82.4961&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45TX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45TX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson L-5 (registry code 8630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-l-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON L-5
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-435
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 527 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA18LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180614007889A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 14, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 1740 LOCAL TIME, A STINSON AIRCRAFT, MODEL L-5 MAKE A FORCE LANDING INTO LAKE STROM THURMAN IN THOMSON GEORGIA. THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE, THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO ESCAPE FROM THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO AIRCRAFT  SINKING APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET UNDER WATER.

THE PILOT WAS FLYING HIS STINSON MODEL  L 5 AT APPROXIMATELY 2200 FEET ABOVE LAKE STROM THURMAN IN THOMSON GEORGIA, HE STATED HE LOOKED DOWN AT THE OIL TEMPERATURE AND OIL PRESSURE, OIL TEMPERATURE WAS INCREASING TOWARD RED LINE AS THE OIL PRESSURE WAS GOING DOWN, SHORTLY AFTER NOTICING THOSE INDICATIONS THE ENGINE STOP.

## 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 ERA18LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA168), Jun 14, 2018: Stinson L 5 (N45TX), Thomson, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of maintenance personnel to inspect the crankshaft after two previous propeller strikes, which resulted in failure of the crankshaft and a total loss of engine power. Contributing to the…

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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