ANC76DAG49

NTSB accident investigation · Stinson 108-3 · Port Alsworth, AK · September 22, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 22, 1975
Place
Port Alsworth, AK · PORT ALSWORTH, AK
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N938CStinson 108-3
Status
Completed · report May 25, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750922034879A
Case key
151942

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4151  75/9/22  NR.PORT ALSWORTH,AK   STINSON 108-3       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 200
        TIME - 1800                    N938C               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SOLDOTNA,AK                PORT ALSWORTH,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- HIT DEPRESSION IN TUNDRA. R GR FAILED.

Aircraft

Registration
N938C
Reported as
Stinson 108-3
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.