# NTSB SEA83LA082: Stinson L-5, N6430C, Haines, OR, April 18, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: April 18, 1983, 14:20 local (22:20 UTC)
- Place: Haines, OR
- Coordinates: 44.939945, -117.970916 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9399&lon=-117.9709&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 39681
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA83LA082
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/39681/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA082

## Sequence of events

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

- On ground/water collision with object, takeoff - roll/run
  - object - fence (contributing factor)
  - unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selected, pilot in command (cause)
  - terrain condition - high vegetation (contributing factor)
  - performance data - not used, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather condition - high density altitude (contributing factor)
  - judgment - poor, pilot in command (cause)
  - distance - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - aborted takeoff - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose over, takeoff - roll/run

## Analysis

THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A FENCE DURING A TAKEOFF AND NOSED OVER. THE RUNWAY WAS AN ALFALFA FIELD APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET IN LENGTH WITH HIGH GROWTH. THE DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS 4000 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT DID BECOME AIRBORNE BUT SETTLED BACK TO THE FIELD, AND TAKEOFF WAS CONTINUED WITH NOT ENOUGH DISTANCE REMAINING.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6430C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6430C), registered now, S/N 1813 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON L-5
- Registry model: [Stinson L-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-l-5) (registry code 8630202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-435A/0-435C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-435a-0-435c) (registry code 41517, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 4298562
- Airframe hours: 2283
- Engines: LYCOMING O-435-1 190 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Jack D. Wallace
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, April 28, 1982, 108 hours before
- Destination: 4S8, MILTON-FREEWATE, OR

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 37; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: front; flight hours: 261 total, 131 in this make and model, 250 as pilot in command, 22 in the last 90 days, 9 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 80° at 12 knots
- Lowest ceiling: 20,000 ft overcast
- Temperature: -0 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: BKE, 8 nm away

## 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 19830418013839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830418013839A), Apr 18, 1983: Stnson L5, Haines, OR, Substantial damage. Attempted takeoff from short alfalfa field covered with tall grass. Ran through a fence at the end of the field.

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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