- Date
- March 18, 1977
- Place
- Twin Lakes, AK · TWIN LAKES, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8578KStinson 108-1
- Status
- Completed · report May 5, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770318005649A
- Case key
- 157627
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0502 77/3/18 TWIN LAKES,AK STINSON 108-1 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 23, 337 TIME - 1600 N8578K PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 244 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TWIN LAKES,AK WILLOW,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: OTHER POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: TANKS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- ELEC SYS INOP. DURING FUEL GAGE SEL ON L TANK, LOSS OF FUEL IN R TANK WENT UNNOTICED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8578K
- Reported as
- Stinson 108-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N8578KRegistration cancelled Feb 12, 1982 · Stinson 108-1Airframe modelStinson 108-1Engine modelFranklin 6A4150 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N8578K · 1
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