- Date
- February 9, 1975
- Place
- Talkeetna, AK · TALKEETNA, AK
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8578KStinson 108-1
- Status
- Completed · report May 13, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750209006859A
- Case key
- 148332
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0613 75/2/9 TALKEETNA,AK STINSON 108-1 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 578 TIME - 1450 N8578K PX- 0 0 2 DUAL TOTAL HOURS, 175 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TALKEETNA VILLAGE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WILLOW,AK TALKEETNA,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING REMARKS- LND IN DEEP SNOW.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8578K
- Reported as
- Stinson 108-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Talkeetna Village
N8578KRegistration cancelled Feb 12, 1982 · Stinson 108-1Airframe modelStinson 108-1Engine modelFranklin 6A4150 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 N8578K · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.