- Date
- September 22, 1982, 10:40 local (16:40 UTC)
- Place
- Chadron, NE
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N225CStinson 108-2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 22, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820922048469A
- Case key
- 70180
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
After departure, the pilot experienced a loss of power. The pilot made a forced landing in a field approximately one mile from the airport. Examination of the aircraft engine revealed that the mixture control was not attached at the carburetor and that the carburetor mixture level was 3/8 of an inch from the idle cutoff position.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N225C
- Reported as
- Stinson 108-2
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1083225
- Airframe hours
- 2,330
- Engine
- Franklin 165-B-3, 125 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Tom Bernard
- Registered owner
- Tom Bernard
- Departed
- Chadron, NE
- Destination
- Hot Springs, SD
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
- 39
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 135 total · 12 in this make and model · 79 as pilot in command · 75 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Temperature
- 167 °F
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 N225C · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.