Stinson 108-3 N6191M
21 February 1999 · Bristol, Connecticut, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 February 1999 at about 16:58 local time, a Stinson 108-3 registered N6191M was involved in an accident near Bristol, Connecticut, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 16:58
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bristol, Connecticut, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Stinson 108-3
- Registration
- N6191M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- East Windsor → Danbury
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC99LA065
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The partial loss of power due to the failure of a fatigued connecting rod bolt.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated that he heard a loud noise accompanied by a loss of engine power. A forced landing was executed to a field. Inspection of the engine after the accident revealed two holes in the top of the engine crankcase. The number 3 piston, and it's connecting rod and bolts, were removed from the engine and examined. One of the connecting rod bolts contained microfissures typical of fatigue cracking on the head portion of the bolt. The fatigue cracking had initiated from multiple locations on one side of the underhead radius, and had propagated nearly all of the way through the cross section of the bolt before final separation. A review of the Airplane Engine logbooks revealed that the last Major overhaul was conducted on March 3, 1965.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Stinson 108 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 May 1999 | Stinson 108 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Glenn A. Ferris | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Sep 1999 | Stinson 108-2 | Burley, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Sep 1999 | Stinson 108-2 | Chugiak, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Sep 1999 | Stinson 108 | Sparrevohn, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Oct 1999 | Stinson 108-1 | Terrell, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Apr 1999 | Stinson 108-2 | Kenai, Alaska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
All 1,217 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Dec 1999 | Cessna 152 | N. Stonington, Connecticut, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Dec 1999 | Mooney 20J | New Milford, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Sep 1999 | Cessna 305A | Warehouse Point, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 1999 | Aero Commander 500S | Windsor Locks, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 May 1999 | Abrams TITAN TORNADO | Monroe, Connecticut, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 1999 | Cessna 185E | East Haddam, Connecticut, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |