- Date
- December 1, 1982, 08:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Hood River, OR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9415KStinson 108-2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 1, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821201061099A
- Case key
- 71075
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The aircraft was heavily loaded and took longer than normal for takeoff. The acceleration was marginal. At the end of the runway, when the pilot pulled up over the wires, the airspeed decayed. The pilot maneuvered to avoid houses and large trees and flew into small trees when the aircraft would not climb. The most recent annual inspection was dated 6/11/78. The aircraft previously encountered mechanical difficulties on its ferry flight from palmer, AK, but no mechanical problems were reported on this flight. The previous difficulties included magneto and brake failures.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9415K
- Reported as
- Stinson 108-2
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1082415
- Airframe hours
- 3,393
- Engine
- Franklin GA4-165-B3, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91
- Operator
- Tony R. Dressel
- Registered owner
- Tony R. Dressel
- Departed
- 4S2 · Hood River, OR
- Destination
- C · Chehalem, OR
- Airport
- 4S2 · Hood River, runway 25, 3,040 × 75 ft, asphalt
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
- 41
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 350 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Temperature
- 104 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.