# NTSB SEA83LA026: Stinson 108-2, N9415K, Hood River, OR, December 1, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: December 1, 1982, 08:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place: Hood River, OR
- Coordinates: 45.610645, -121.579589 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6106&lon=-121.5796&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 1, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71075
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA83LA026
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71075/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA026

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with object, takeoff
  - maintenance,annual inspection - not performed, company/operator management
  - aborted takeoff - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - terrain condition - high obstruction(s) (contributing factor)
  - maneuver - performed, pilot in command
  - airspeed - not maintained
  - stall/mush - inadvertent, pilot in command
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9415K-2019-02-26), registration cancelled 2019-02-26, S/N 108-2415, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108-2
- Registry model: [Stinson 108-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-2) (registry code 9230406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6A4165 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4165-series) (registry code 27025, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 1082415
- Airframe hours: 3393
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 41; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19821201061099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821201061099A), Dec 1, 1982: Univar 1082, Hood River, OR, Substantial damage. Struck trees on takeoff climb. Possible downdraft. Out of annual aircraft operating under a ferry permit.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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