Plane Crash List

Stinson 108-1 N9130K

31 August 1994 · Anchorage, Alaska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 31 August 1994 at about 06:18 local time, a Stinson 108-1 registered N9130K was involved in an accident near Anchorage, 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.

The record

Date
at 06:18
Classification
Accident
Location
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
Coordinates
61.2194, -149.8496
Aircraft
Stinson 108-1
Registration
N9130K
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Seldovia → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ANC94LA117

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

THE BINDING IN THE MECHANICAL FUEL SELECTOR VALVE, AND LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR A FORCED LANDING.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE AIRPLANE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT AND COLLIDED WITH TREES DURING THE FORCED LANDING IN TREE COVERED TERRAIN. THE AIRPLANE'S FUEL SELECTOR VALVE WOULD BIND WHEN ROTATED AND THERE WERE NO INDENTATIONS AT THE RIGHT, LEFT, OR OFF POSITIONS. THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE WOULD REMAIN WHEREVER IT WAS POSITIONED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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10 Apr 1994 Stinson 108-3
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