- Date
- May 13, 1971
- Place
- Bettles, AK · BETTLES, AK
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5709NStinson V-77
- Status
- Completed · report November 24, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161138
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0486 71/5/13 NR.BETTLES,ALAS STINSON V-77 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 1200 TIME - 1015 N5709N PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 440 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TOBIN CREEK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FAIRBANKS,ALAS BETTLES,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 40 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- STEEP L BANK FROM LOW PASS AT STRIP LOCATED BETWEEN CLOSE-IN MNTNS. OBS REPTD WIND STRONG,GUSTY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5709N
- Reported as
- Stinson V-77
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Tobin Creek
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