- Date
- November 7, 1972
- Place
- Talkeetna, AK · TALKEETNA, AK
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N857CStinson 108-3
- Status
- Completed · report March 29, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 169424
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3668 72/11/7 TALKEETNA,ALAS STINSON 108-3 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 36, 1020 TIME - 1400 N857C PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 908 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TALKEETNA,ALAS ANCHORAGE,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- USED FULL FLAPS FROM TIME OF TKOF.NEAR GWT.UN CLEAR TREE STUDDED RIDGE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N857C
- Reported as
- Stinson 108-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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