# Accident 20240314003979A: Stinson 108, Houston, AK, March 14, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 2024, 16:30 local time
- Place: Houston, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5999° N, 149.8050° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5999&lon=-149.8050&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9041K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9041K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108 (registry code 9230402, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4150 series (registry code 27024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4150-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,047 total, 1,047 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC24LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240314003979A

## Narrative

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

AFTERNOON OF MARCH. 14TH 2024 PILOT BROUGHT AIRCRAFT ON SKIS OUT OF HANGER TO LOAD AND FUEL FOR PREPARATION FOR FLIGHT.  PILOT FUELED RIGHT TANK ONLY WITH APPROXIMATELY 15 GALLONS. HE DIPPED THE LEFT TANK AND NOTHING SHOWED UP ON THE DIP STICK BECAUSE OF AIRCRAFT ATTITUDE. PILOT CLAIMS FUELING ONLY ONE TANK IS A COMMON PRACTICE TO ACCOMADATE FOR AIRCRAFT LOADING AND FUEL MANAGMENT.  ONCE PILOT IS IN AIRCRAFT HE PERFORMS A MENTAL CHECKLIST TO VERIFY AIRCRAFT IS SAFE FOR FLIGHT WITH THE ACRONYM C.I.G.A.R. C - CONTROLS, I - INSTRUMENTS SET, G - GAS (FUEL), A - ALTITUDE/ATTITUDE SETTING AND R - RUN-UP, ALL CHECKS GOOD.  PILOT STATES HE MISSED SELECTING THE PROPER TANK WITH FUEL.  THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS IN THE LEFT TANK SETTING RATHER THAN THE RIGHT TANK.  PILOT STATES TAXI WAS A BIT STRESSFUL FOR THE FACT HE HAD TO CLIMB OUT OF AIRCRAFT 3 TIMES TO UNSTICK THE SKIS.  THIS CAUSED THE PILOT TO BE DISTRACTED BEFORE THE FINAL CHECK BEFORE TAKE-OFF.  PILOT STATES TAKE-OFF/CLIMBOUT WAS NORMAL.  WITH IN TWO MINUTES FROM TAKE-OFF PILOT STATES ENGINE QUIT.  CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER AND CONTACT THE TERRAIN BELOW.  NO 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 ANC24LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA020), Mar 15, 2024: Stinson 108 (N9041K), Houston, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation and the pilot's mismanagement of the available fuel.

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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