# Accident 20080712840879A: SH04, Kustatan, AK, July 12, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 2008, 11:10 local time
- Place: Kustatan, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.8783° N, 152.0817° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.8783&lon=-152.0817&mi=10
- Aircraft: N212DR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N212DR-2013-11-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Iversen Thomas M STODDARD HMLTN SH 04 (registry code 056040V, https://openairdocs.org/model/iversen-thomas-m-stoddard-hmltn-sh-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A1A (registry code 41594, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SH04
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 2,710 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC08FA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08FA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080712840879A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC08FA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08FA087), Jul 12, 2008: Iversen Glastar SH-4 (N212DR), Kenai, AK, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…

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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