# Accident 20240425003999A: Stinson 108, Bolivar, OH, April 25, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 2024, 13:30 local time
- Place: Bolivar, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6529° N, 81.5874° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6529&lon=-81.5874&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97517, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N97517) (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: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 885 total, 377 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA201) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240425003999A

## Narrative

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

FLYING HEADING 090 @ 1,500AGL FROM URBANA (I74) TO MINERVA, OH (OH15) 16 MI WEST OF MINERVA PILOT EXPERIENCE ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH.  WHENT THRU EMERGENCY PROCEDURES MAG CK, CARB HEAT, MIX RICH WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. ENGIME QUIT. PILOT LANDED DEAD STICK IN VACANT FIELD AHEAD. AIRPLANE ALMOST TO A STOP WHEN RAN INTO DITCH DAMAGING LANDING GEAR AND LOWER FUSELAGE.  STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO LANDING GEAR LOWER COWLING AND LOWER FUSELAGE.

## 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 ERA24LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA201), Apr 25, 2024: Stinson 108 (N97517), Beach City, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to the due to the pilot’s delayed application of carburetor heat.

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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