# NTSB CHI71FDW07: Stinson 108-3, N6208M, Drayton Plns, MI, July 13, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 13, 1970
- Place: Drayton Plns, MI · DRAYTON PLNS, MI
- Location: 42.6842° N, 83.3772° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Drayton Plains, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6842&lon=-83.3772&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 19, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108699
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71FDW07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FDW07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3014  70/7/13    DRAYTON PLNS,MICH   STINSON 108-3       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 122
        TIME - 1905                    N6208M              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 19 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OAKLAND-PONTIAC
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PONTIAC,MICH                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- VALVE FROM L FRONT CYL FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6208M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6208M-2012-10-04), registration cancelled 2012-10-04, S/N 108-4208, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108-3
- Registry model: [Stinson 108-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-3) (registry code 9230408) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6A4165 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4165-series) (registry code 27025, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Oakland-Pontiac

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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