- Date
- September 24, 1974
- Place
- Skwentna, AK · SKWENTNA, AK
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N958CStinson 108-3
- Status
- Completed · report November 6, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740924030629A
- Case key
- 136635
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3037 74/9/24 NR.SKWENTNA,ALAS STINSON 108-3 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 2050 TIME - 1020 N958C PX- 0 0 4 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 37 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SKWENTNA,ALAS BIRCHWOOD,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER REMARKS- GRAVEL BAR SHORTENED TO ABT 650 FT DUE RISING WATER. ACFT RAN INTO RIVER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N958C
- Reported as
- Stinson 108-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N958CRegistration cancelled Mar 20, 2013 · Stinson 108-3Airframe modelStinson 108-3Engine modelLycoming 0-435
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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.