Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
Mccarley Fld Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Blackfoot, Idaho 83221
Tuesady, July 9, 2013 20:00 MDT
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
The noncertificated pilot reported that the airplane had been airborne for about 15 minutes and was about 1,000 feet above ground level when the engine experienced a partial loss of power and the airplane began to lose altitude. The pilot switched fuel tanks, but there was no change in power, so he then made a forced landing to a wheat field. During the landing, the airplane flipped over and then came to rest inverted. The pilot estimated that about 4 to 5 gallons of fuel were on board at the time of the accident. The right fuel tank was not breached, and it contained residual quantities of fuel below the usable limit. The left fuel tank was not breached; however, its fuel tank cap was displaced during the accident sequence, so an accurate assessment of the quantity of fuel in the left tank could not be determined; however, a 4.5-foot-diameter area of fuel-soaked soil was found near the left wing. Although water was found in the left tank, it may have entered through the displaced fuel tank cap. A postaccident engine examination revealed no evidence of mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
A partial loss of engine power during cruise flight for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination revealed no mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 7/9/2013 |
| Event Day of the Week | Tuesday |
| Time of Event | 2000 |
| Event Time Zone | Mountain Daylight Time |
| Event City | Blackfoot |
| Event State | IDAHO |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 83221 |
| Event Date Year | 2013 |
| Event Date Month | 7 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | 431407N |
| Event Location Longitude | 1121901W |
| Event Location Airport | MCCARLEY FLD |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | U02 |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | Off Airport/Airstrip |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | 2 |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | 42 |
| Airport Elevation | 4491 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | -- |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 153 Coordinated Universal Time? Same as GMT |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 60 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | KIDA |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 4744 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 22 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | UTC |
| 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) | 31 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 6 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 190 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Wind direction could be determined |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 8 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | -- |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 30.11 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | -- |
| METAR weather report | METAR KIDA 100153Z 19008KT 10SM CLR 31/06 A3011 RM |
| Event Highest Injury | None |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | -- |
| Injury Total Fatal | -- |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | 1 |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | -- |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 33392 |
| NTSB Notification Source | FAA NWM Operations Center |
| NTSB Notification Date | -- |
| NTSB Notification Time | -- |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Nov 7 2014 4:27PM |
| User who most recently changed record | stam |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N703C |
| NTSB Number | WPR13LA320 |
| 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 | 108-3 |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | -- |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 108-3703 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 2400 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | -- |
| 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 | May 1 2012 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | -- |
| Airframe Hours | -- |
| ELT Installed | Yes |
| ELT Activated | Yes |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | No |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | Ryan Blaser |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | -- |
| Aircraft Owner City | Firth |
| Aircraft Owner State | ID |
| Aircraft Owner Country | USA |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 83236 |
| Operator is an individual? | Yes |
| Operator Name | Ryan Blaser |
| Operator Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Street Address | -- |
| Operator City | Firth |
| Operator State | ID |
| Operator Country | USA |
| Operator Zip code | 83236 |
| 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 | U02 |
| Departure City | Blackfoot |
| Departure State | ID |
| Departure Country | USA |
| Departure Time | 1945 |
| Departure Time Zone | MDT |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere |
| Destination Airport Code | U02 |
| Destination City | Blackfoot |
| Destination State | ID |
| Destination Country | USA |
| Specific Phase of Flight | -- |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Nov 7 2014 4:27PM |
| User who most recently changed record | stam |
| Since inspection or accident | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | N/A |
| Runway Length | -- |
| Runway Width | -- |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |