CHI68F0396

NTSB accident investigation · Stinson 108 · Moweaqua, IL · October 22, 1967

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
October 22, 1967
Place
Moweaqua, IL · MOWEAQUA, IL
Injuries
1 serious, 2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N40114Stinson 108
Status
Completed · report January 4, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
113481

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0785  67/10/22   MOWEAQUA,ILL        STINSON 108         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 332
        TIME - 1823                    N40114              PX-  0  1  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 102 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MOWEAQUA-HILVETY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CRANKSHAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- CRANKSHAFT PROPELLER BOLT FLANGE FAILED.

Aircraft

Registration
N40114
Reported as
Stinson 108
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Moweaqua-Hilvety

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.