UNK64X1944

NTSB accident investigation · Stinson 108-3 · Ninilchik, AK · May 24, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 24, 1964
Place
Ninilchik, AK · NINILCHIK, AK
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N6637MStinson 108-3
Status
Completed · report May 13, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184109

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3906  64/5/24    NINILCHIK ALAS      STINSON 108-3       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 500
        TIME - 1530                    N6637M              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        REMARKS- LANDED ON GRAVEL ROAD.

Aircraft

Registration
N6637M
Reported as
Stinson 108-3
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.