- Date
- January 10, 1973
- Place
- Soldotna, AK · SOLDOTNA, AK
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4205CStinson 108-3
- Status
- Completed · report April 6, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730110003009A
- Case key
- 169720
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0161 73/1/10 SOLDOTNA,ALAS STINSON 108-3 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 43, 1500 TIME - 1000 N4205C PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SOLDOTNA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SOLDOTNA,ALAS STONY RIVER,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: MIXTURE CONTROL ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- MIXT CTL CAME LOOSE AT CARB,WENT TO IDLE CUTOFF.FLEW PATTERN VERY LOW ALT,WATCHING OTHER ACFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4205C
- Reported as
- Stinson 108-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Soldotna
N4205CRegistration cancelled Jun 12, 2012 · Universal Stinson 108-3Airframe modelUniversal Stinson 108-3Engine modelFranklin 6A4165 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N4205C · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.