# Accident 19450723000019A: Stnson SR6, Port Lions, AK, July 23, 1945

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1945, 10:38 local time
- Place: Port Lions, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 57.8670° N, 152.8562° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Port Lions, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.8670&lon=-152.8562&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15120, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15120-1948-05-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson SR-6 (registry code 8631202, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-sr-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STNSON SR6
- Reported engine: LYC R680B6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 124 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19450723000019A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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