- Date
- November 1, 1982, 14:20 local (19:20 UTC)
- Place
- Exmore, VA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N981CStinson 108-3
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 1, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821101056529A
- Case key
- 70640
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During flight, the pilot noticed a decrease in oil pressure and elected to land at an alternate airport. While en route, a complete loss of oil pressure occurred and the pilot executed an emergency landing in an open field. While on the landing roll, the aircraft hit a soft spot and nosed over. An examination of the engine revealed there was a dimple and hole in the rocker box cover of the no 3 cylinder. A loose 3/8-24 hexagon jam nut (for the intake rocker arm adjusting screw) was found inside the rocker box cover. The hole and dimple in the rocker box cover were opposite of the exhaust rocker arm adjusting screw and matched the size and shape of the loose nut.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N981C
- Reported as
- Stinson 108-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 61703
- Airframe hours
- 2,580
- Engine
- Frnklin 6A4-165-B3, 165 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Willis G. Brown
- Registered owner
- Willis G. Brown
- Departed
- C · Easton, MD
- Destination
- C · Bayboro, NC
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
- 65
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 1,359 total · 1,159 in this make and model · 1,134 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 158 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.