- Date
- April 25, 1987, 09:15 local (13:15 UTC)
- Place
- Rumford Point, ME
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9119KStinson 108
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 29, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870425011559A
- Case key
- 30632
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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.
Analysis
While circling a pond, the plt failed to switch fuel tanks and the engine lost power. He attempted to switch from the right to the left tank but was forced to set the acft down in a nearby field. The left wing, fuselage, landing gear, prop, and engine mounts were damaged during the forced landing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9119K
- Reported as
- Stinson 108
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 108-2119
- Airframe hours
- 1,974
- Engine
- Franklin 6A4-150-B3, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Dyer'S Used Cars
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 6, 1986
- Departed
- Rumford, ME
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
- 65
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,400 total · 22 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.