- Date
- July 23, 1978
- Place
- Fairbanks, AK · FAIRBANKS, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N65127Stinson 108-3
- Status
- Completed · report January 17, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780723025279A
- Case key
- 140316
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3593 78/7/23 NR.FAIRBANKS,AK STINSON 108-3 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 2200 N65127 PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 26, 4205 TOTAL HOURS, 25 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HERMAN'S BAR DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FAIRBANKS,AK FAIRBANKS,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N65127
- Reported as
- Stinson 108-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Herman'S Bar
N65127Registered now · Universal Stinson 108-3Airframe modelUniversal Stinson 108-3Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N65127 · 1
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