ANC72DAG12

NTSB accident investigation · Stinson 108-2 · Kodiak, AK · July 25, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 25, 1971
Place
Kodiak, AK · KODIAK, AK
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N9574KStinson 108-2
Status
Completed · report March 27, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
107189

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2901  71/7/25    KODIAK,ALAS         STINSON 108-2       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 522
        TIME - 1400                    N9574K              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KODIAK,ALAS                 AKHIOK,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- ACFT NOT RECOVERED. PLT SWAM ASHORE,APRXLY 200 YDS

Aircraft

Registration
N9574K
Reported as
Stinson 108-2
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.