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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Stnson SR-6 · Port Lions, AK · July 23, 1945

Date
July 23, 1945 · 10:38 local
Place
Port Lions, AK
Phase of flight
Unknown/Not Reported
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N15120
Reported as
Stnson SR6
Reported engine
Lycoming R680B6
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
124 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The aircraft impacted the ground and was discovered 40 years later. Suspect engine failure.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AND WAS DISCOVERED 40 YEARS LATER. SUSPECT ENGINE FAILURE.