Stinson SR6 N15120
23 July 1985 · Port Lions, Alaska, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 23 July 1985 at about 18:38 local time, a Stinson SR6 registered N15120 was involved in an accident near Port Lions, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:38
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Port Lions, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 57.9002, -153.0398
- Aircraft
- Stinson SR6
- Registration
- N15120
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Chirikof Island → Kodiak Nas
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC85FA135
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 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
THE PILOT CONTINUED THE FLIGHT INTO LESS THAN VISUAL CONDITIONS; BECAME SPATIALLY DISORIENTED AND CRASHED WHILE THE AIPLANE WAS OUT OF CONTROL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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