- Date
- July 17, 1980
- Place
- Grattan, MI · GRATTAN, MI
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 2 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4110CStinson 108-3
- Status
- Completed · report August 29, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800717043989A
- Case key
- 130058
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1694 80/7/17 GRATTAN,MI STINSON 108-3 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 58, 520 TIME - 0915 N4110C PX- 2 1 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 320 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WABASIS LAKE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GRATTAN,MI CARO,MI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION FACTOR(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOW COMPRESSION POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: PISTON,PISTON RINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CARBON DEPOSITS POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- TOP COMPRESSION RING BRKN ON #3CYL.ALL SPARK PLUGS BYND SVCBLE COND.EXH VLVS NOT PROPERLY SEATING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4110C
- Reported as
- Stinson 108-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Wabasis Lake
N4110CRegistration cancelled Jan 12, 1981 · Universal Stinson 108-3Airframe modelUniversal Stinson 108-3
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.