NTSB CAROL · Event
Event SEA83LA082
Registry · N6430C
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
STINSON L-5
Engine
LYCOMING 0-435A/0-435C (190 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19820402
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A872BB
Registrant of record
MCKENZIE WILLIAM R
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A FENCE DURING A TAKEOFF AND NOSED OVER. THE RUNWAY WAS AN ALFALFA FIELD APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET IN LENGTH WITH HIGH GROWTH. THE DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS 4000 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT DID BECOME AIRBORNE BUT SETTLED BACK TO THE FIELD, AND TAKEOFF WAS CONTINUED WITH NOT ENOUGH DISTANCE REMAINING. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1983_SEA83LA082.txt.
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