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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Stinson 108-3 · Palmetto, FL · February 6, 2026

Date
February 6, 2026 · 11:38 local
Place
Palmetto, FL
Airport
Airport Manatee
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N528C
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA26LA108
Reported as
Stinson 108-3
Reported engine
Franklin 6A4165 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
3,500 total210 in this make and model

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.

Aircraft suffered fuel starvation during approcah at 48X, engine shutdown. Aircraft landed in farm field northeast of the airfield. Aircraft flipped and ended upside down.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT SUFFERED FUEL STARVATION DURING APPROCAH AT 48X, ENGINE SHUTDOWN. AIRCRAFT LANDED IN FARM FIELD NORTHEAST OF THE AIRFIELD. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED AND ENDED UPSIDE DOWN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.