Calvin Campbell Muni Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Indian River, Michigan 49749
Thursday, October 21, 2004 16:27 EDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The airplane was substantially damaged and the pilot seriously injured during a forced landing following a complete loss of engine power on initial climb after takeoff. The pilot reported that he took off and reached an altitude of approximately 800 feet above ground level (agl) when the engine lost power completely. In order to avoid an urban area and interstate highway ahead, he elected to make a 180-degree turn and return to the airport. The pilot reported that after the turn the aircraft was not in a proper position to land on the runway. The aircraft landed on the airport and came to rest inverted approximately 560 feet from the runway. A post-accident examination did not reveal any anomalies associated with a pre-impact failure.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Loss of engine power during initial climb after takeoff for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the unsuitable terrain for a forced landing encountered by the pilot and the airplane's low altitude at the time engine power was lost.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 10/21/2004
Event Day of the Week Thursday
Time of Event 1627
Event Time Zone Eastern Daylight Time
Event City Indian River
Event State MICHIGAN
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 49749
Event Date Year 2004
Event Date Month 10
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 452430N
Event Location Longitude 0843600W
Event Location Airport Calvin Campbell Muni
Event Location Nearest Airport ID Y65
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation 602
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1635 Eastern Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 17
Weather Observation Facility ID SLH
Elevation of weather observation facility 641
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 15
Time Zone of the weather observation EDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height --
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 11
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 6
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 50
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 8
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30.21
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report METAR KSLH 212035Z AUTO 05008KT 10SM CLR 11/06 A30
Event Highest Injury Serious
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious 1
Injury Total All 1
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 18585
NTSB Notification Source FAA
NTSB Notification Date Oct 21 2004 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1742
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information DMS
Date of most recent change to record Oct 27 2005 6:51AM
User who most recently changed record NTSB\JOHB
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office FAA-Grand Rapids FSDO

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N425C
NTSB Number CHI05LA013
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? No
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name Stinson
Aircraft Model 108-2
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 108-3425
Certified Max Gross Weight 2075
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 4
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Jul 24 2004 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 25
Airframe Hours 2160
ELT Installed No
ELT Activated Unknown
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name Mark T. Chimner
Aircraft Owner Street Address 11266 N. Black River Road
Aircraft Owner City Cheboygan
Aircraft Owner State MI
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 49721
Operator is an individual? Yes
Operator Name --
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address --
Operator City --
Operator State --
Operator Country --
Operator Zip code --
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? --
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code Y65
Departure City Indian River
Departure State MI
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 1625
Departure Time Zone EDT
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code SLH
Destination City Cheboygan
Destination State MI
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight --
Report sent to ICAO? No
Evacuation occurred No
Date of most recent change to record Aug 18 2005 8:16AM
User who most recently changed record SULP
Since inspection or accident Last Inspection
Event Location Runway Number and Location 28
Runway Length 3006
Runway Width 50
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --