# Incident 20230921013889I: Stinson 108, El Dorado, KS, September 21, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 2023, 11:55 local time
- Place: El Dorado, KS
- Airport: El Dorado/Capt Jack Thomas Mem
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7741° N, 96.8177° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EL DORADO/CAPT JACK THOMAS MEML (EQA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7741&lon=-96.8177&mi=10
- Aircraft: N200LG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N200LG) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 495 total, 246 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230921013889I

## Narrative

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

ON 09/21/2023 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:55AM A STINSON 108 AIRCRAFT WHILE TAXIING FOR FUEL THE LEFT ELEVATOR CONTACTED A VEHICLE RIGHT FORWARD FENDER AT EL DORADO / CAPTAIN JACK THOMAS MEMORIAL AIRPORT (EQA).

COMPLIANCE ACTION AR: CE07202400519

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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