# Accident 20190713011399A: Stinson 108-2, Clinton, AR, July 13, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 2019, 10:35 local time
- Place: Clinton, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5996° N, 92.4570° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5996&lon=-92.4570&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9651K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9651K-2020-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108-2 (registry code 9230406, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4165 series (registry code 27025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4165-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108-2
- Reported engine: FRANKLIN 6A4165 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 21,480 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA222) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190713011399A

## Narrative

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

AT APPROXIMATELY 1030 CT LOCAL ON JULY 13, 2019 AN ATP RATED PILOT AND HIS TWO PASSENGERS DEPARTED FROM RUNWAY 31 OF CLINTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KCCA) IN CLINTON, AR IN A STINSON 108-2, SERIAL NUMBER 108-2651, REGISTRATION NUMBER N9651K, FOR A TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. AT ABOUT 150? AGL THE PILOT STATES HE NOTICED THE AIRCRAFT?S PERFORMANCE AND ACCELERATION BEGAN TO STAGNATE. THE ENGINE DROPPED TO 1850 RPMS AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO DESCEND. MOMENTS BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE GROUND THE PILOT FLARED THE AIRCRAFT TO MINIMIZE THE IMPACT FORCES. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 350 YARDS FROM THE END OF RUNWAY 31 AT A HEADING OF APPROXIMATELY 325 DEGREES. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ALMOST IMMEDIATELY WITH ITS NOSE POINTING AT A HEADING OF APPROXIMATELY 270 DEGREES. BOTH MAIN WHEELS BENT  AND THE LEFT WING OUTBOARD SECTION WAS CRUMPLED. THE NOSE AND CABIN SUFFERED MAJOR DAMAGE. THERE WAS NO POST IMPACT FIRE ALTHOUGH BOTH TANKS WERE FULL. ALL THREE OCCUPANTS RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES AND WERE AIRLIFTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL.

## 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 CEN19LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA222), Jul 13, 2019: Stinson 108 (N9651K), Clinton, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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