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FAA incident report · Stinson 108-2 · Tooele, UT · December 4, 2025

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Date
December 4, 2025 · 16:20 local
Place
Tooele, UT
Phase of flight
Run-Up Area
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9753K
Reported as
Stinson 108-2
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-435A/0-435C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,004 total117 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days
N9753KRegistered now · Stinson 108-2S/N 108-2753 · Built 1947Airframe modelStinson 108-2Engine modelLycoming 0-435A/0-435CReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On December 5, 2025, it was reported to local police that an aircraft involved in an incident had been abandoned on stansbury island in Utah. It was later identified that the incident occurred on December 4, 2025 with two souls onboard. The PIC departed U42 at ~2325 UTC and proceeded with a nw heading over the great salt lake. The PIC performed a touch and go on stansbury island before performing going around to land on the island uneventfully. When intending to depart, the PIC taxied to the west where they experienced soft dirt/sand due to a recent rain. The aircraft began to bog down and the PIC added power in an attempt to keep the aircraft moving and maintain elevator authority; however, the wheels dug in immediately and the nose pitched forward striking the propeller and causing a minor dent to the front cowling. The PIC did not notify authorities and left the site with the intention of recovering the aircraft the following day. During an attempt at recovery, the PIC was met by department of natural resources authorities and was sited for trespassing. Counselling is being recommended and this investigation is being closed with no further action required at this time.

As the FAA filed it

ON DECEMBER 5, 2025, IT WAS REPORTED TO LOCAL POLICE THAT AN AIRCRAFT INVOLVED IN AN INCIDENT HAD BEEN ABANDONED ON STANSBURY ISLAND IN UTAH. IT WAS LATER IDENTIFIED THAT THE INCIDENT OCCURRED ON DECEMBER 4, 2025 WITH TWO SOULS ONBOARD. THE PIC DEPARTED U42 AT ~2325 UTC AND PROCEEDED WITH A NW HEADING OVER THE GREAT SALT LAKE. THE PIC PERFORMED A TOUCH AND GO ON STANSBURY ISLAND BEFORE PERFORMING GOING AROUND TO LAND ON THE ISLAND UNEVENTFULLY. WHEN INTENDING TO DEPART, THE PIC TAXIED TO THE WEST WHERE THEY EXPERIENCED SOFT DIRT/SAND DUE TO A RECENT RAIN. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO BOG DOWN AND THE PIC ADDED POWER IN AN ATTEMPT TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT MOVING AND MAINTAIN ELEVATOR AUTHORITY; HOWEVER, THE WHEELS DUG IN IMMEDIATELY AND THE NOSE PITCHED FORWARD STRIKING THE PROPELLER AND CAUSING A MINOR DENT TO THE FRONT COWLING. THE PIC DID NOT NOTIFY AUTHORITIES AND LEFT THE SITE WITH THE INTENTION OF RECOVERING THE AIRCRAFT THE FOLLOWING DAY. DURING AN ATTEMPT AT RECOVERY, THE PIC WAS MET BY DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AUTHORITIES AND WAS SITED FOR TRESPASSING. COUNSELLING IS BEING RECOMMENDED AND THIS INVESTIGATION IS BEING CLOSED WITH NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED AT THIS TIME.