# Accident 20120630013409A: Stinson 108-3, Stanley, ID, June 30, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 2012, 13:45 local time
- Place: Stanley, ID
- Airport: Bruce Meadows
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4067° N, 115.3517° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4067&lon=-115.3517&mi=10
- Aircraft: N773C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N773C-2018-01-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108-3 (registry code 9230408, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4165 series (registry code 27025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4165-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108-3
- Reported engine: FRANKLIN 6A4165 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 4
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,900 total, 113 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12LA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA283) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120630013409A

## Narrative

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

ON 30 JUNE 2012 AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 N773C, A STNSON 108-3PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND THREE PASSENGERS, DEPARTED FROM BRUCE MEADOWS (U63) NO RUNWAY 23 (5000 FEET). IT TOOK THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE RUNWAY AND ROSE TO AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY NINETY FEET. THE LAND RISES FROM THE WEST END OF THE VALLEY AND AS IT ROSE THE AIRCRAFT COULD NOT CLIMB FASTER THAN THE TERRIAN. THE AIRCRAFT EVENTUALLY CONTACTED THE TREES AND CRASHED AND CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN ON THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGED WITH THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS SUBSTAINING MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 WPR12LA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA283), Jun 30, 2012: Stinson 108 (N773C), Stanley, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate preflight planning and decision to takeoff at a density altitude outside of the airplane’s takeoff performance envelope, with a tailwind, and near the airplane’s maximum gross…

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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