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| Date: | Thursday 25 April 2024 |
| Time: | 14:30 |
| Type: |  Stinson 108 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N97517 |
| MSN: | 108-517 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1946 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Beach City, OH -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Grimes Field Airport, OH (I74) |
| Minerva Airport, OH (OH15) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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."
Probable Cause: A total loss of engine power due to the due to the pilot’s delayed application of carburetor heat.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/stark-county/stark-county-plane-crash-bethlehem-township-no-injuries/95-22aa1b4d-f80d-480a-b81a-67055f44e3d4
https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194190
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Photo: FAA
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Apr-2024 18:37 | aus | Added |
| 26-Apr-2024 18:38 | ASN | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Apr-2024 14:42 | Captain Adam | Updated [Registration, Cn, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-May-2024 11:26 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
| 22-Jun-2024 00:54 | Captain Adam | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Photo] |
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