Stinson 108 N192C

Summary

On 21 July 2009 at about 20:00 local time, a Stinson 108 registered N192C was involved in an accident near Gardner, Kansas, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

21 July 2009 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Gardner, Kansas, United States

Nearest airport

Gardner Municipal (K34)

Coordinates

38.8069, -94.9561

Aircraft

Stinson 108

Registration

N192C

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Gardner → Gardner

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN09CA473

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's failure to ensure that the fuel selector valve was set properly in its detent prior to takeoff, resulting in fuel starvation.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, the airplane lost engine power shortly after takeoff at a height of approximately 300 feet above the ground. He attempted a forced landing on a mowed, grassy section of airport property. During the landing, the left main gear sank into the muddy turf and separated from the airplane. The airplane skidded for approximately 180-feet resulting in damage to the left wing tip, propeller, right landing gear, and lower longeron on the right side of the fuselage. The pilot sustained minor injuries. He reported that shortly before takeoff, he switched the fuel selector valve to the fullest tank, but that the fuel selector handle did not set properly in its detent, cutting off the flow of fuel to the engine.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.