- Date
- March 12, 1984, 17:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place
- Blanco, TX
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4004CStinson 108-3
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840312007169A
- Case key
- 21287
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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.
Analysis
According to the plt, the acft was standing unattended with the eng running at 1000 RPM when an inexperienced person attempted to shut down the eng. He reportedly pushed the throttle in, instead of pulling it out & the acft jumped the chocks. According to 2 other individuals, the plt initiated a takeoff, but he said the eng did not develope sufficient power, so he made a forced landing. Subsequently, the acft hit trees & was damaged. The plt had no recent flying time.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4004C
- Reported as
- Stinson 108-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 108-5004
- Engine
- Franklin 6A4-165-B3, 165 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Morris E. Cox
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
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
- 58
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 225° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.