Stinson 108-2 N267C

Summary

On 17 June 2007 at about 21:40 local time, a Stinson 108-2 registered N267C was involved in an accident near Washington, North Carolina, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

17 June 2007 at 21:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Washington, North Carolina, United States

Coordinates

35.4039, -77.0497

Aircraft

Stinson 108-2

Registration

N267C

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Washington → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC07LA140

1 person was seriously injured.

A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the proximity of trees.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to one of the student pilots, shortly after takeoff, at an altitude of 250 to 300 feet, the engine lost power. Insufficient altitude remained to turn and glide back to the airport, so the student pilot at the controls attempted to land in a field. The airplane cleared trees, and then stalled over the field. It initially struck ground on its right main landing gear, bounced, and nosed over. Shortly thereafter, the airplane became engulfed in flames. The engine reportedly had less than 250 hours of operation since its last overhaul, and the airplane had flown about 4 hours on the day before the accident with no problems noted. Both wing tanks were filled with fuel prior to the accident flight. From the limited engine examination possible, there were no mechanical anomalies noted. Ambient temperature and dew point conditions indicated a probability of serious carburetor icing at glide power. The student pilot at the controls did not respond to information requests, and there was no evidence that either of the student pilots had received any flight instruction, or was otherwise qualified to operate the accident airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.