- Date
- April 16, 1988, 15:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Belton, MO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N40178Stinson 108-1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 26, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880416009359A
- Case key
- 34559
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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) - nonmechanical
Fluid,fuel - exhaustionCause
Aircraft preflight - inadequateCause
Forced landing
On ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Terrain condition - none suitableFactor
Nose over
Analysis
While practicing touch and go landings, PIC said the engine quit shortly after takeoff. An emergency ldg was made in a nearby field, and during the roll out, the acft struck a terrace and nosed over. Post flight inspection revealed acft fuel tanks were empty.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N40178
- Reported as
- Stinson 108-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 108
- Airframe hours
- 2,500
- Engine
- Franklin 6A4-150-B3, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Griffith Kenneth D.
- Registered owner
- Griffith, Kenneth D.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Airport
- 19K · Villnave, runway 18, 2,300 × 150 ft, grass/turf
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 49
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 659 total · 9 in this make and model · 498 as pilot in command · 12 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 140° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.