20241019016479I

Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Stinson 108-3 · Jacksonville, IL · October 19, 2024

Date
October 19, 2024 · 16:35 local
Place
Jacksonville, IL
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N6728M
Reported as
Stinson 108-3
Reported engine
Franklin 6A4165 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,200 total

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.

Pilot was in cruise flight southwest of kijx when the engine lost all power. Pilot switched fuel tanks and applied carb heat with no effect. Pilot was commited to forced landing off field in a recently harvested bean field. Pilot landed on a southerly heading with no damage to the aircraft and no injuries to the pilot.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT SOUTHWEST OF KIJX WHEN THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER. PILOT SWITCHED FUEL TANKS AND APPLIED CARB HEAT WITH NO EFFECT. PILOT WAS COMMITED TO FORCED LANDING OFF FIELD IN A RECENTLY HARVESTED BEAN FIELD. PILOT LANDED ON A SOUTHERLY HEADING WITH NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT.