Stinson 108 N39468

Summary

On 6 November 1983 at about 20:55 local time, a Stinson 108 registered N39468 was involved in an accident near Angora, Nebraska, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

6 November 1983 at 20:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Angora, Nebraska, United States

Coordinates

41.8709, -103.1005

Aircraft

Stinson 108

Registration

N39468

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MKC84FA016

1 person was seriously injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE 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 REVEALED THAT THE #4 EXHAUST VALVE STEM HAD FAILED. THE #4 PISTON WAS DISINTEGRATED & PIECES WERE SCATTERED THRU-OUT THE INSIDE OF THE ENG, BUT THE VALVE HEAD WAS NOT FOUND. THE ENG HAD ACCUMULATED 555 HRS SINCE THE LAST MAJOR OVERHAUL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.