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== Identification ==
I guess a Cessna 170 for the 1st picture, though it might be a 120/140 too.[[User:Sixcyl|Sixcyl]] 04:31, 11 October 2011 (MDT)

==Stinson==
On  July  5,  2001,  about  1100  eastern  daylight time, a Stinson 108-3, N6647M, was substantially  damaged  during  a  forced  landing,  after takeoff from Potomac Airfield (VKX), Friendly, Maryland.  The  certificated  private  pilot sustained minor injuries, and the passenger was seriously injured. Visual  meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the personal [flight] conducted under 14 CFR Part 91.
 
The  pilot  reported  that  he  purchased  fuel  at VKX, and intended to return to his home airport,  Washington  Executive  Airport  (W32),  Clinton,  Maryland,  located about 2 miles to the east.  The pilot  added  that  he  started  the engine, taxied to runway 24, and performed a magneto check.  No anomalies  were  observed, and the pilot initiated a takeoff roll.  However, the engine began to run rough,  and the pilot aborted the takeoff.  He then ran the engine at different RPM, and performed a second  satisfactory magneto check.  During the second takeoff roll, the engine ran rough again, and the  pilot  aborted  the takeoff.  The pilot then let the engine run for 5 minutes at different RPM, and  it  passed  a  third magneto check.  On the third takeoff attempt, the engine "had good power," but  as  the  airplane  climbed  above  the trees, the engine lost all power.  The pilot performed a forced landing into trees, and the airplane settled to the ground in a wooded area. 

A  Safety Board investigator and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector examined the engine after  the  wreckage  was  recovered.  They observed that the right-side muffler baffling was mostly  disintegrated,  consistent  with  a  baffling failure and subsequent blockage of the engine exhaust.  The  FAA  inspector  stated  that the muffler was manufactured by Hanlon Wilson Muffler Systems, and the  baffling  was  required to be inspected for cracks and wear during the annual inspection of the airplane.
 
The  last  annual  inspection  of the airplane was performed on March 22, 2001, and the airplane had accumulated approximately 28 hours of operation since that inspection.

(Originally posted in the main article where it wasn't needed). [[User:Kooshmeister|Kooshmeister]] 19:37, 22 August 2013 (MDT)