# NTSB ANC73DAA04: Stinson 108-2, N904D, Mt Mckinley, AK, July 24, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 24, 1972
- Place: Mt Mckinley, AK · MT MCKINLEY, AK
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 5, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168052
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC73DAA04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73DAA04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2777  72/7/24    MT MCKINLEY,ALAS    STINSON 108-2       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 925
        TIME - 0015                    N904D               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 837 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KANTISHNA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FAIRBANKS,ALAS              MT MCKINLEY,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- HIT BRUSH RWY EDGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N904D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N904D-2018-01-29), registration cancelled 2018-01-29, S/N 108-2904, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108-2
- Registry model: [Stinson 108-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-2) (registry code 9230406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6A4150 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4150-series) (registry code 27024, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kantishna

## Other investigations on N904D (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 ANC76DAA34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAA34), Apr 18, 1976: Stinson 108-2 (N904D), Fairbanks, 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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