SERS · STINSON 108-2 · 1989-03-07 · CUSTER, SD, USA
Event
NTSB number
DEN89LA082
Event ID
20001213X27875
Type
Accident
Date
1989-03-07
Location
CUSTER, SD, USA
Coordinates
43.760253, -103.599998
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
STINSON
Model
108-2
Registration
N150C
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
THE IMPROPER MAINTENANCE BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND/OWNER IN THAT THE MAGNETO DRIVE GEAR RETAINING NUTS WERE NOT SAFETIED WHICH RESULTED IN THEM BACKING OFF, DISCONNECTING THE MAGNETOES AND ONE OF THE GEARS FALLING INTO THE ENGINE.