ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 357820
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| Date: | Friday 26 January 1996 |
| Time: | 14:00 LT |
| Type: |  Stinson 108-3 |
| Owner/operator: | Gary L Guptill |
| Registration: | N653C |
| MSN: | 108-3653 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2000 hours |
| Engine model: | FRANKLIN 6A4-165-B3 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sandstone, MN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (57Y) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot said the runway was completely covered with ice, and snowbanks 5-8 feet high were on both sides of the runway. During the takeoff roll he could not maintain directional control, and the airplane's right wing tip, propeller and nose struck the snowbank along the side of the runway.
Probable Cause: the pilot's selection of an ice-covered runway for takeoff. A factor was the icy runway.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI96LA085
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 September 2001 | N653C | Private | 0 | Duluth, Minnesota | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 14-Mar-2024 06:58 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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