# NTSB MKC82FCJ06: Stinson 108-2, N225C, Chadron, NE, September 22, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Final report
- Date: September 22, 1982, 10:40 local (16:40 UTC)
- Place: Chadron, NE
- Location: 42.8260° N, 103.0025° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chadron, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8260&lon=-103.0025&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 22, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70180
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC82FCJ06
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70180/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82FCJ06

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(partial) - mech failure/malf, takeoff - initial climb
  - mixture control,linkage - disconnected (cause)
  - maintenance,inspection - not performed, other maintenance personnel (cause)
- Forced landing, takeoff - initial climb
- In flight collision with terrain/water, takeoff - initial climb
  - terrain condition - high vegetation (contributing factor)
  - level off - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - flare - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N225C-1990-07-23), registration cancelled 1990-07-23, S/N 1083225 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108-2
- Registry model: [Universal Stinson 108-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/universal-stinson-108-2) (registry code 9230416) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 1083225
- Airframe hours: 2330
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 39; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820922048469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820922048469A), Sep 22, 1982: Univar 1082, Chadron, NE, Destroyed. Crash occurred shorlty after takeoff during attempted emergency landing.

## Other investigations on N225C (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC77FCJ29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FCJ29), Jul 11, 1977: Stinson 108-2 (N225C), Scotts Bluff, NE, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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