# NTSB Accident CHI97FA093
> **Stinson 108** · 1997-03-27 · GREENFIELD, IN, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI97FA093
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07497
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-03-27
- **Location:** GREENFIELD, IN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.789909, -85.770812
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Stinson
- **Model:** 108
- **Registration:** N97120
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

a loss of engine power due to restricted movement in the exhaust valve and rotted/weathered ignition harness, and the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in an inadvertant stall.

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