- Date
- August 16, 1971
- Place
- Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6175MStinson 108-3
- Status
- Completed · report April 3, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162764
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3069 71/8/16 ANCHORAGE,ALAS STINSON 108-3 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 25, 90 TOTAL TIME - 0550 N6175M PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 17 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FIRE ISLAND DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ANCHORAGE,ALAS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 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 RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 180 10 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 18K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6175M
- Reported as
- Stinson 108-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Fire Island
N6175MRegistration cancelled Oct 3, 2012 · Stinson 108-3Airframe modelStinson 108-3Engine modelLycoming 0-435A/0-435C
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.
Other investigations on N6175M · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC85LA087Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChugiak, AKWhile landing with a gusty x-wind, the acft bounced, the left wing dragged the ground & the acft went off the rwy. The plt stated that due to the x-wind & his foot slipping off of the rudder pedal, he was unable to maintain directional control.NTSB FTW68D0497Accident · No injuriesClosedBeaver, OK