- Date
- August 5, 1985, 16:10 local (Aug 6, 1985, 00:10 UTC)
- Place
- Montague Island, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4000CStinson 108-3
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19850805047259A
- Case key
- 4540
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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.
On ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selectedCause
Terrain condition - loose gravel/sandyFactor
Terrain condition - wetFactor
Nose over
Analysis
The plt stated that during the takeoff roll, the acft was kept close to the waterline to stay on the hard sand. After rolling aprx 700 ft, the tail wheel was raised. At about that time, the left gear sank in soft sand & pulled the acft to the left. Subsequently, the acft encountered water from the incoming tide & nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4000C
- Reported as
- Stinson 108-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 5000
- Airframe hours
- 2,423
- Engine
- Franklin 6A4-165-B3, 165 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Jerome J. Stanek
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 22, 1984 · 140 hours before
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 131 total · 70 in this make and model · 71 as pilot in command · 25 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 7,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 50 °F, dew point 19 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.