# Accident 20250425005629A: Universal Stinson 108-2, North Pole, AK, April 25, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 2025, 01:34 local time
- Place: North Pole, AK
- Airport: Ladd Army Airfield
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.7108° N, 147.1917° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7108&lon=-147.1917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9308K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9308K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Universal Stinson 108-2 (registry code 9230416, https://openairdocs.org/model/universal-stinson-108-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4165 series (registry code 27025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4165-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVERSAL STINSON 108-2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC25LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250425005629A

## Narrative

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

PER PILOT STATEMENT, THE FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM AN UNKNOWN AIRFIELD ON ELELSON FARM ROAD. AT APPROXIMATELY 0130 LOCAL TIME, THE PILOT MADE AN UNDECLARED EMERGENCY LANDING ON RUNWAY 7 OF LADD ARMY AIRFIELD (PAFB). THE AIRCRAFT HAD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE CONSISTENT WITH IMPACTING DENSE FOLIAGE. THE PILOT WAS SEEN WALKING AWAY FROM THE AIRCRAFT WITH INJURIES CONSISTENT WITH BEING INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND ADMITTED TO EMERGENCY PERSONNEL THAT HE HAD BEEN OPERATING THE AIRCRAFT. FAIRBANKS POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED AND TRANSPORTED PILOT TO FAIRBANKS HOSPITAL.

## 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 ANC25LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA036), Apr 25, 2025: Stinson 108 (N9308K), North Pole, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain obstacle clearance which resulted in an in-flight collision with a tree. Contributing to the accident was his impairment from the effects of alcohol consumption.

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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