- Date
- May 31, 1982
- Place
- Talkeetna, AK
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 3 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N108TMStinson 181
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 31, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19820531021599A
- Case key
- 72783
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf
Ignition system,spark plug - separationCause
Maintenance,replacement - improperCause
Ignition system,spark plug - stripped threadCause
Maintenance,inspection - inadequateCause
Forced landing
In flight collision with object
Object - tree(s)Factor
Analysis
The pilot made a forced landing after a spark plug blew out of the engine. During the landing the aircraft collided with a tree.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N108TM
- Reported as
- Stinson 181
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1081689
- Airframe hours
- 2,718
- Engine
- Franklin GA4165, 165 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- .C.Newell
- Registered owner
- .C.Newell
- Departed
- Merrill Field, AK
- Flight plan
- VFR
N108TMRegistration cancelled Apr 10, 2003 · Stinson 108Airframe modelStinson 108Engine modelFranklin 6A4150 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Invalid Medical for flight
- Flight hours
- 185 total · 55 in this make and model · 14 as pilot in command · 12 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Temperature
- 41 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.