- Date
- July 7, 1986, 12:55 local (19:55 UTC)
- Place
- Sandy, OR
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6606MStinson 108-3
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860707030939A
- Case key
- 40438
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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.
Loss of engine power(partial) - nonmechanical
Fuel system - undeterminedCause
Loss of control - in flight
Aircraft handling - not maintainedCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
Plt experienced power surges on takeoff, elected off-airport landing, allowed acft to contact ground nose-low while maneuvering to avoid trees. Inspection did not reveal mechanical failure/malfunction.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6606M
- Reported as
- Stinson 108-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 4606
- Airframe hours
- 1,799
- Engine
- Franklin 6A-350-C1A, 220 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Laurence G. Godsey
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 21, 1986 · 12 hours before
- Departed
- 03S · Sandy, OR
- Destination
- HIO · Hillsboro, OR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 65
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,150 total · 750 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 8,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TTD, 10 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.