20210729012099A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Stinson JR. SR · Ripon, WI · July 29, 2021

Date
July 29, 2021 · 12:30 local
Place
Ripon, WI
Airport
N/A
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N81Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN21LA343
Reported as
Stinson JR. SR
Reported engine
Lycoming R680-4P-B4
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
30 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

On July, 29, 2021 at approximately 1230 CST, while attempting to get to oshkosh (osh) Wisconsin for the privacy data omitted, a 1933 Stinson Jr. Sr aircraft N81Y lost engine operation northeast of Ripon, WI. The pilot landed downwind in a plowed field. The aircraft touched down and rolled out approximately 450 feet prior to the aircraft flipping over in the field. The aircraft sustained damage to the propeller, engine mount, tail vertical fin and rudder. The pilot and 3 passengers were able to get out of the aircraft that came to rest on the top of the wings. The pilot suffered a small cut from the trim wheel hand crank. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of this accident.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY, 29, 2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 1230 CST, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO GET TO OSHKOSH (OSH) WISCONSIN FOR THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A 1933 STINSON JR. SR AIRCRAFT N81Y LOST ENGINE OPERATION NORTHEAST OF RIPON, WI. THE PILOT LANDED DOWNWIND IN A PLOWED FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AND ROLLED OUT APPROXIMATELY 450 FEET PRIOR TO THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPING OVER IN THE FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, ENGINE MOUNT, TAIL VERTICAL FIN AND RUDDER. THE PILOT AND 3 PASSENGERS WERE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT THAT CAME TO REST ON THE TOP OF THE WINGS. THE PILOT SUFFERED A SMALL CUT FROM THE TRIM WHEEL HAND CRANK. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THIS ACCIDENT.

NTSB investigation

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