- Date
- October 2, 1982, 00:18 local (08:18 UTC)
- Place
- Near Sparrevohn, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N97451Rockwell International Stinson 108
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report October 2, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19821002068229A
- Case key
- 71932
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot stated that after shooting a moose in the morning, quartering the animal and carrying the meat to the an unimproved landing/takeoff area he walked back to his cabin for his aircraft. Upon his return, he landed and loaded 2 quarters into the back seat. It was now 5:30PM and starting to snow. He taxied for takeoff without accomplishing a run-up. While taxiing he experienced difficulty with the windshield fogging and although in a hurry managed to clean the windshield. When he reached the end of the strip he immediately began the takeoff. The aircraft failed to accelerate properly during takeoff and settled back to the surface at the end of the strip. The pilot believed that carburetor ice and rough runway contributed to the lack of acceleration.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N97451
- Reported as
- Rockwell International Stinson 108 (STINSON 10)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 108451
- Airframe hours
- 145
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-435C, 190 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- John D. Shockley
- Registered owner
- John D. Shockley
- Departed
- Near Sparrevohn, AK
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 43
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 159 total · 77 in this make and model · 124 as pilot in command · 57 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 33° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Temperature
- 82 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.