- Date
- August 9, 1974
- Place
- W Springfld, MA · W SPRINGFLD, MA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9740KStinson 108-1
- Status
- Completed · report October 8, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740809027899A
- Case key
- 136937
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2668 74/8/9 W SPRINGFLD,MASS STINSON 108-1 CR- 0 1 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1525 N9740K PX- 0 0 2 PRACTICE AGE 34, 1200 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 10 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP NEW MILFORD,CONN MAINE OXFORD,CONN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER CLEARANCE-TOLERANCE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- EXHAUST ROCKER ARM FAIL.VALVE GUIDE-CYL TOP CLEARANCE .029IN INSTEAD OF REQ .318IN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9740K
- Reported as
- Stinson 108-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N9740KRegistration cancelled May 28, 1976 · Universal Stinson 108-1Airframe modelUniversal Stinson 108-1
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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