# Accident 20250708009339A: Stinson 108, Marion, TX, July 8, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 2025, 18:10 local time
- Place: Marion, TX
- Airport: Zuehl Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4957° N, 98.1586° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4957&lon=-98.1586&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97577, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N97577) (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: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA243) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250708009339A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 8, 2025, AT APPROXIMATELY 1810 CDT, AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHILE BEING PREPARED FOR FLIGHT FROM ZUEHL AIRPORT (1TE4). PRIOR TO A REFUEL, THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND MANIPULATED THE POSITION OF THE PROPELLER, INDUCED ENGINE START, AND PROPELLER STUCK HIS RIGHT ARM. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO CROSS THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST ON A LARGE METAL-FRAMED SIGN.

## 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 CEN25LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA243), Jul 8, 2025: Stinson 108 (N97577), Seguin, TX, no damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to turn off the magneto switch before repositioning the propeller by hand which resulted in an inadvertent engine start.

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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