Stinson V-77 N5709N
13 May 1971 · Bettles, Alaska, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 13 May 1971 at about 10:15 local time, a Stinson V-77 registered N5709N was involved in an accident during in flight near Bettles, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bettles, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Tobin Creek
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Stinson V-77
- Registration
- N5709N
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Fairbanks, Alas → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0486
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
STEEP L BANK FROM LOW PASS AT STRIP LOCATED BETWEEN CLOSE-IN MNTNS. OBS REPTD WIND STRONG, GUSTY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Stinson V-77 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Apr 1971 | Stinson V-77 | Pleasnt Plns, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Oct 1971 | Stinson V-77 | Huntington, New York, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1970 | Stinson V-77 | No Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1970 | Stinson V-77 | Perris, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Sep 1970 | Stinson V-77 | Neenah, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 1970 | Stinson V-77 | Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |