# Accident 20210802012339A: Stinson 108-1, Sterling, AK, August 2, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 2021, 14:58 local time
- Place: Sterling, AK
- Airport: Scooter'S Landing Strip Airpor
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.5286° N, 150.8299° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5286&lon=-150.8299&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8656K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8656K-2022-03-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108-1 (registry code 9230404, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4150 series (registry code 27024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4150-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108-1
- Reported engine: FRANKLIN 6A4150 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,968 total, 350 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC21LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210802012339A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 2, 2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 2:58 PM LOCAL TIME, N8656K, A STINSON 108-1, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING FOLLOWING A PARTIAL ENGINE POWER LOSS DURING TAKEOFF.  THERE WERE FOUR PEOPLE ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES REPORTED.

## 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 ANC21LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA068), Aug 2, 2021: Stinson 108-1 (N8656K), Sterling, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: Insufficient available power as a result of low compression in three engine cylinders. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to takeoff with a slight quartering tailwind.

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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