# Accident 20230712014659A: Stinson 108, Ninilchik, AK, July 12, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 2023, 15:30 local time
- Place: Ninilchik, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.0336° N, 151.6508° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.0336&lon=-151.6508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97719, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N97719) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 204 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC23LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23LA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230712014659A

## Narrative

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

FROM FAA FORM 8020-9 AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT/INCIDENT PRELIMINARY NOTICE, BLOCK/ITEM 5.:  EMERGENCY LANDING ON A SECONDARY DIRT ROAD AND CLIPPED WING ON A ROAD SIGN DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE.

## 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 ANC23LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23LA051), Jul 13, 2023: Stinson 108 (N97719), Ninilchik, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to failure of the No. 1 cylinder intake valve head.

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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