Stinson 108-1 N8578K
18 March 1977 · Twin Lakes, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 March 1977 at about 16:00 local time, a Stinson 108-1 registered N8578K was involved in an accident during in flight near Twin Lakes, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Twin Lakes, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Stinson 108-1
- Registration
- N8578K
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Twin Lakes, Ak → Willow, Ak
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0502
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
ELEC SYS INOP. DURING FUEL GAGE SEL ON L TANK, LOSS OF FUEL IN R TANK WENT UNNOTICED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Apr 1977 | Stinson 108-3 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Oct 1977 | Stinson 108-3 | Portland, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Oct 1977 | Stinson 108-1 | Gurley, Alabama, United States | Clapp Tire Co | No injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 1977 | Stinson 108-2 | Boulder, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jul 1977 | Stinson 108 | Northway, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1977 | Stinson 108 | Griswold, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 1977 | Cessna 182Q | Mangum, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1977 | Beechcraft B24R | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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