# NTSB CHI74FEE09: Stinson L-5, N65414, Rockford, IL, August 12, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 12, 1973
- Place: Rockford, IL · ROCKFORD, IL
- Location: 42.2711° N, 89.0940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockford, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2711&lon=-89.0940&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 14, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189441
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74FEE09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEE09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2101  73/8/12    ROCKFORD,ILL        STINSON L-5         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1745                    N65414              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 26, 1201 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            9 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROCKFORD,ILL                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- CARB & TANKS CONTAINED GRITTY SUBSTANCE. ENG QUIT. PLT TRIED TO AVOID TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N65414](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65414-2013-02-25), registration cancelled 2013-02-25, S/N 76-413, built 1943 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON L-5
- Registry model: [Stinson L-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-l-5) (registry code 8630202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-435A/0-435C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-435a-0-435c) (registry code 41517, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730812023999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730812023999A), Aug 12, 1973: Stnson L5, Rockford, IL, Substantial damage. Carb & tanks contained gritty substance. Eng quit. Plt tried to avoid trees.

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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