- Date
- July 5, 1985, 15:45 local (19:45 UTC)
- Place
- Hastings, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9306KStinson 108-2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850705029919A
- Case key
- 13126
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The purpose of the flight was to break in the newly overhauled engine. The pilot stated that he had been flying around the local area for about 25 minutes when he heard a clank and the engine lost complete power. The pilot determined that a tree landing was impending due to the lack of an open field. The acft collided with trees in a nose high, wings level,stalled attitude. The acft came to rest in a tree about 10 ft AGL. Disassembly of the engine disclosed the crankshaft gear had failed. Metallurgical exam determined high cycle fatigue.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9306K
- Reported as
- Stinson 108-2
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1082306
- Engine
- Franklin 6A4165 SERIES, 165 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Jack W. Shirlin
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 5, 1984
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
- 41
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 295 total · 32 in this make and model · 295 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GRR
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.