- Date
- September 1, 1985, 10:21 local (17:21 UTC)
- Place
- Carpinteria, CA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9782KStinson 108-2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850901042439A
- Case key
- 24824
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Analysis
During a x-c pleasure flt all eng pwr was suddenly lost when the plt heard a 'loud bang.' The plt made an emergency ldg on a polo field. During ldg flare the plt stalled the acft. The resulting hard touchdown substantially damaged the acft. Exam of the acft's franklin eng revealed a hole in the engine's accessory case. The engine's crankshaft gear was missing. The failure of this gear contributed to causing other internal damage. It is unknown whether the crankshaft gear was the primary component to fail. The eng had accumulated 2620 total hrs & 520 smoh.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9782K
- Reported as
- Stinson 108-2
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 108-2782
- Airframe hours
- 2,620
- Engine
- Franklin 6A4165-B3, 165 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Patrick D. Woodruff
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 14, 1985 · 3 hours before
- Departed
- L12 · Redlands, CA
- Destination
- SBA · Santa Barbara, CA
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
- 34
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 390 total · 23 in this make and model · 242 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
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