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FAA accident report · SH04 · Kustatan, AK · July 12, 2008

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Date
July 12, 2008 · 11:10 local
Place
Kustatan, AK
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N212DR
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC08FA087
Reported as
SH04
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
2,710 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N212DRRegistration cancelled Nov 13, 2013 · Iversen Thomas M STODDARD HMLTN SH 04S/N 5017 · Built 1997Airframe modelIversen Thomas M STODDARD HMLTN SH 04Engine modelLycoming O-360-A1A4 cycle

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What happened

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

(-23) The accident occurred on Saturday, July 12, 2008, at about 11:10 a.m. local time, 10 miles west of the abandoned village of kustantan, near tyonek, Alaska. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, winds calm, 40 mile visibility, and overcast. No flight plan was filed, and no known eyewitness reported. The onsite investigation of Tuesday July 15, 2008 showed a homebuilt amphious aircraft that crashed, and a postcrash fire followed. The aircraft incinerated the whole cockpit area, the private pilot, and two (2) other passengers died at the scene of the accident. At this point of the accident investigation, the aircraft hit the ground, left a small crater in the soft dirt, and bounced about twenty (20) feet, and started burning. The flight controls, and the control cables showed continuety. The powerplant showed continuety. The left wing, and the left fuel tank showed that a fuel tank explosion occurred after the crash incinerating the fuselage, the cockpit area up to the engine components. Form -23 will be amended.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON SATURDAY, JULY 12, 2008, AT ABOUT 11:10 A.M. LOCAL TIME, 10 MILES WEST OF THE ABANDONED VILLAGE OF KUSTANTAN, NEAR TYONEK, ALASKA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, WINDS CALM, 40 MILE VISIBILITY, AND OVERCAST. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED, AND NO KNOWN EYEWITNESS REPORTED. THE ONSITE INVESTIGATION OF TUESDAY JULY 15, 2008 SHOWED A HOMEBUILT AMPHIOUS AIRCRAFT THAT CRASHED, AND A POSTCRASH FIRE FOLLOWED. THE AIRCRAFT INCINERATED THE WHOLE COCKPIT AREA, THE PRIVATE PILOT, AND TWO (2) OTHER PASSENGERS DIED AT THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT. AT THIS POINT OF THE ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION, THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE GROUND, LEFT A SMALL CRATER IN THE SOFT DIRT, AND BOUNCED ABOUT TWENTY (20) FEET, AND STARTED BURNING. THE FLIGHT CONTROLS, AND THE CONTROL CABLES SHOWED CONTINUETY. THE POWERPLANT SHOWED CONTINUETY. THE LEFT WING, AND THE LEFT FUEL TANK SHOWED THAT A FUEL TANK EXPLOSION OCCURRED AFTER THE CRASH INCINERATING THE FUSELAGE, THE COCKPIT AREA UP TO THE ENGINE COMPONENTS. FORM -23 WILL BE AMENDED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC08FA087Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportKenai, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during maneuvering flight, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and uncontrolled descent to the ground. Contributing to the accident was the airplane's overgross weight condition.Jul 12, 2008 · Destroyed