Stinson 108 N134C

Summary

On 8 July 2020 at about 04:30 local time, a Stinson 108 registered N134C was involved in an accident near Farewell Lakes, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

8 July 2020 at 04:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Farewell Lakes, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Private Airstrip (PVT)

Coordinates

62.3158, -153.3650

Aircraft

Stinson 108

Registration

N134C

Category

Airplane

Year built

1947

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Anchorage → Farewell Lake

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR20CA236

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's delayed decision to abort the takeoff roll, which resulted in a runway overrun and airplane nose over.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that during the takeoff roll on the soft turf surface private airstrip, the airplane did not accelerate fast enough. About midfield, he aborted the takeoff roll by closing the throttle and he applied the brakes. However, the airplane overran the departure end of the airstrip and the main landing gear collided with a spruce tree stump. The airplane nosed over substantially damaging the rudder and vertical stabilizer. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. 

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.