- Date
- January 31, 1974
- Place
- Soldotna, AK · SOLDOTNA, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N97326Stinson 108
- Status
- Completed · report April 3, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740131004549A
- Case key
- 187025
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0288 74/1/31 SOLDOTNA,ALAS STINSON 108 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 37, 1100 TIME - 1100 N97326 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 175 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SOLDOTNA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SOLDOTNA,ALAS UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: FILTERS,STRAINERS,SCREENS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-IN FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- ICE CRYSTALS FOUND IN FUEL STRAINER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N97326
- Reported as
- Stinson 108
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Soldotna
N97326Registration cancelled May 23, 2013 · Stinson 108Airframe modelStinson 108Engine modelFranklin 6A4150 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N97326 · 1
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