# Accident 20160625021419A: Universal Stinson 108, Phoebe Lake, AK, June 25, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 2016, 18:00 local time
- Place: Phoebe Lake, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.6106° N, 150.0844° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.6106&lon=-150.0844&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9063K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9063K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Universal Stinson 108 (registry code 9230412, https://openairdocs.org/model/universal-stinson-108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470R (registry code 17071, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVERSAL STINSON 108
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 460 total, 60 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC16LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC16LA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160625021419A

## Narrative

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

ONE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS ON BOARD.

PILOT WAS CIRCLING IN RIGHT HAND TURN AT 600 FEET.

ENGINE STARTED SPUTTERING, LOST POWER/AIRSPEED AND CRASHED INTO TREES.

## 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 ANC16LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC16LA035), Jun 26, 2016: Universal Stinson 108 (N9063K), Big Lake, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during cruise flight for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airframe and engine revealed no mechanical malfunctions or failures…

## Other reports on N9063K (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19970419006239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970419006239A), Apr 19, 1997: Univar 1081 (N9063K), Smithfield, NC, Substantial damage. Lost powr en route. Nosed over landing soft dirt field. Broken crankshaft. (-23) the aircraft departed a private strip (talton) at approximately 1300 EDT, 19…

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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