Stinson 108 N97517

Summary

On 25 April 2024 at about 18:30 local time, a Stinson 108 registered N97517 was involved in an accident near Beach City, Ohio, 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.

Date

25 April 2024 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Beach City, Ohio, United States

Coordinates

40.6529, -81.5874

Aircraft

Stinson 108

Registration

N97517

Category

Airplane

Year built

1946

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Urbana → Minerva

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA24LA201

Nobody was injured.

A total loss of engine power due to the due to the pilot’s delayed application of carburetor heat.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that about one hour into the flight the engine rpm began to decrease. The rpm quickly worsened, and he applied carburetor heat, but the engine did not respond before losing all power. The pilot conducted a forced landing to rough terrain, during which the airplane struck a ditch, substantially damaging the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation and that loss of engine power was likely the result of carburetor icing. The weather reported at an airport about 13 nautical miles from of the accident site included a temperature of 14°C and a dew point 3°C. The calculated relative humidity at this temperature and dewpoint was 47 percent. Review of the icing probability chart contained within Federal Aviation Administration Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin CE-09-35 revealed the atmospheric conditions at the time of the accident were "conducive to serious icing at glide power."

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.