- Date
- September 8, 1984, 18:30 local (Sep 9, 1984, 02:30 UTC)
- Place
- Hayes River, AK
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6660MStinson 108
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19840908050839A
- Case key
- 4228
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.
In flight collision with terrain/water
Judgment - poorFactor
In-flight planning/decision - inadequateFactor
Buzzing - initiatedFactor
Terrain condition - rough/unevenFactor
Clearance - not maintainedCause
Diverted attentionCause
Analysis
The plt was on a low level flt to spot wild game when the acft crashed on a gravel drainage bar. A witness stated the acft was flying 5 to 6 ft AGL when the accident occurred.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6660M
- Reported as
- Stinson 108
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1084660
- Airframe hours
- 2,800
- Engine
- Lycoming GO-435-C2, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- George W. Brown
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 6, 1984 · 60 hours before
N6660MRegistration cancelled Apr 30, 2013 · Stinson 108-3Airframe modelStinson 108-3Engine modelFranklin 6A4165 series
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
- 57
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 2,632 total · 1,800 in this make and model · 2,540 as pilot in command · 37 in the last 90 days · 20 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 75 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.