# NTSB UNK64X0548: Stinson V77, N52904, Diomede Is, AK, February 12, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 12, 1964
- Place: Diomede Is, AK · DIOMEDE IS, AK
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185134
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0548
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0548

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0348  64/2/12    DIOMEDE IS ALAS     STINSON V77         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 5900
        TIME - 1400                    N52904              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N52904](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52904-2013-04-08), registration cancelled 2013-04-08, S/N 77336, built 1943 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON V77
- Registry model: [Stinson VULTEE V-77](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-vultee-v-77) (registry code 8631802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming R680E series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r680e-series) (registry code 41545, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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