- Date
- March 3, 1992, 16:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Heyworth, IL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N97599Stinson 108
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 23, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920303005029A
- Case key
- 15405
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Probable cause
Improper use of the carburetor heat control which resulted in carburetor ice and subsequent loss of power. A factor related to the accident was the carburetor icing conditions which existed at the time of the accident.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
Shortly after takeoff at an altitude of approximately 50 ft AGL, a loss of engine power was experience. A forced landing was made in a field during which the landing gear collapsed. Post accident inspection failed to reveal any mechanical failure. It was noted that the spark plugs were heavily sooted. Meteorological conditions were conducive to carburetor icing. Automotive gas was being used in the airplane at the time of the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N97599
- Reported as
- Stinson 108
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 108-599
- Airframe hours
- 3,019
- Engine
- Franklin 6A4-165-B3, 165 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Quinton, William E.
- Registered owner
- Quinton, William E.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 9, 1991 · 22 hours before
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
- 67
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,667 total · 72 in this make and model · 2,667 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 70° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BMI, 10 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N97599 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.