# NTSB ANC72DAH05: Stinson 108-3, N857C, Spenard, AK, March 17, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 17, 1972
- Place: Spenard, AK · SPENARD, AK
- Location: 61.1886° N, 149.9064° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spenard, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1886&lon=-149.9064&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 23, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166474
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC72DAH05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC72DAH05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1232  72/3/17    SPENARD,ALAS        STINSON 108-3       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 1000
        TIME - 1500                    N857C               PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 900 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE SPENARD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SPENARD,ALAS                FLAT HORN LAKE,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: SKI ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
        REMARKS- MORE THAN 12 CALENDAR MONTHS WITHOUT A CURRENT ANNUAL INSPECTION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N857C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N857C-1973-06-26), registration cancelled 1973-06-26, S/N 108-3857, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108-3
- Registry model: [Stinson 108-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-3) (registry code 9230408) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lake Spenard

## Other investigations on N857C (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 ANC73DAG59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73DAG59), Nov 7, 1972: Stinson 108-3 (N857C), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage

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.

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