- Date
- February 21, 1978
- Place
- Glenallen, AK · GLENALLEN, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9542KStinson 108-2
- Status
- Completed · report April 28, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780221004849A
- Case key
- 143319
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0517 78/2/21 NR.GLENALLEN,AK STINSON 108-2 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 22, 231 TIME - 1115 N9542K PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 158 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MERRILL FIELD,AK NORTHWAY,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) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: SELECTOR VALVES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FUEL SELECTOR VALVE CONTROL ROD WORN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9542K
- Reported as
- Stinson 108-2
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N9542KRegistration cancelled Aug 1, 2012 · Stinson 108-2Airframe modelStinson 108-2Engine modelFranklin 6A4165 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.