- Date
- April 25, 1983, 17:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Greencastle, IN
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9703KStinson 108-2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830425016209A
- Case key
- 12152
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft experienced power loss at about 300 feet AGL after takeoff. The pilot landed in a cornfield after attempting a restart of the engine. The pilot had put 5 gallons of fuel in the right tank on the day of the accident in preparation for a test flight. He taxied for takeoff on the nearly empty left tank intending to switch to right tank before takeoff. He told a witness after the accident that he forgot to switch tanks before the engine quit. After engine stoppage, he changed tanks, but could not get a restart.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9703K
- Reported as
- Stinson 108-2
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 108-2703
- Airframe hours
- 2,640
- Engine
- Franklin 6A4-165-B3, 165 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- Cecil C. And Vera L. English
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 1, 1983 · 0 hours before
- Departed
- 417 · Greencastle, IN
- Airport
- 417 · Greencastle, runway 36, 3,200 × 40 ft, dirt
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
- 62
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 454 total · 387 in this make and model · 380 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.