- Date
- September 14, 1970
- Place
- Kenai, AK · KENAI, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N97978Stinson 108-2
- Status
- Completed · report July 15, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 158481
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3947 70/9/14 KENAI,ALAS STINSON 108-2 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 31, 228 TIME - 0700 N97978 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 153 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KANTISHNA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WONDER LAKE,ALAS ANCHORAGE,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- FLOAT EQPD.HIT SUBMERGED OBJECT,SAND BARS,GRASS ISLANDS AND TREES ON LAKE SHORE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N97978
- Reported as
- Stinson 108-2
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Kantishna
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Other investigations on N97978 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC99LA137Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChugiak, AKA partial failure of the brake system. A factor associated with the accident was a leaking brake system.NTSB ANC93LA140Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNear Skwentna, AKThe pilot in command's inadequate preflight planning and preparation. A factor in the accident was the pilot's lack of familiarity with the particular aircraft's performance.