- Date
- August 4, 1985, 20:45 local (Aug 5, 1985, 02:45 UTC)
- Place
- Superior, MT
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8976KStinson 108-1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850804040719A
- Case key
- 16740
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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.
Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf
Lubricating system,oil line - burnedCause
Lubricating system,oil line - burstCause
Fluid,oil - loss,totalCause
Forced landing
On ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Analysis
The plt was flying with his wife on a pleasure flight to Idaho when smoke started coming into the cabin. Engine oil pressure went to zero. The plt secured the engine and made a forced landing to a farmer's field. The acft was substantially damaged; however, the plt and his wife were not injured.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8976K
- Reported as
- Stinson 108-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1081076
- Engine
- Franklin 6A4150 SERIES, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- William Edward Rooks
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- MSO · Missoula, MT
- Destination
- COE · Coeur D'Alene, ID
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 460 total · 424 in this make and model · 55 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 90° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MSO, 60 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.