# NTSB ANC73FAG52: Stinson 108-2, N9824K, Anchorage, AK, September 9, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 9, 1972
- Place: Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 19, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168312
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC73FAG52
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73FAG52

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3498   72/9/9    ANCHORAGE,ALAS      STINSON 108-2       CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 30 TOTAL
        TIME - 1105                    N9824K              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 40 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAMPBELL AIRSTRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANCHORAGE,ALAS              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY TANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9824K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9824K-2018-01-10), registration cancelled 2018-01-10, S/N 108-2824 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108-2
- Registry model: [Universal Stinson 108-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/universal-stinson-108-2) (registry code 9230416) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Campbell Airstrip

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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