NTSB investigations: Stinson 108

5 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Stinson 108, where the first occurrence was “Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf”. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

Cases per year

19822026
NTSB investigations: Stinson 108 per year, 1982–2026: 5 cases
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duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c.\"mKey\" AND a.position = 1
  WHERE c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('9230402')
      AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o.\"occurrenceNumber\" = 1 AND o.\"occurrenceCode\" = 351))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB ATL06LA127Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportStinson 108 · Holladay, TNA total loss of engine power in cruise flight due to the fatigue failure of the crankshaft gear resulting in a forced landing and subsequent nose over.Sep 19, 2006 · N97651 · Substantial damageNTSB ANC88LA126Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportStinson 108 · Mt Spur, AKAt 1500 feet m.s.l. a complete engine failure occurred. An emergency landing was made on a gravel bar. During the rollout the airplane collided with a gravel bank. An on site examination of the engine revealed a hole in the case next to the left exhaust…Sep 5, 1988 · N97326 · Substantial damageNTSB LAX87LA148Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportStinson 108-1 · Rio Vista, CAThe aircraft nosed over in soft soil after a forced landing. The aircraft's engine failed during the departure climb and the pilot was unable to restart it. The pilot accomplished a forced landing to a field. The aircraft nosed over when the nose gear became…Mar 17, 1987 · N97115 · Substantial damageNTSB MKC84FA016Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportStinson 108 · Angora, NEThe plt reported that the eng began running rough, then quit while he was flying over an area of rough terrain. He reported that as he was making a forced landing, the acft came in contact with a washed out ditch, cartwheeled & hit a fence. An exam of the eng…Nov 6, 1983 · N39468 · Substantial damageNTSB ANC82DAG29Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportStinson 181 · Talkeetna, AKThe pilot made a forced landing after a spark plug blew out of the engine. During the landing the aircraft collided with a tree.May 31, 1982 · N108TM · Substantial damage