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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper L4B · Grizzly Lake, AK · August 12, 1973

Date
August 12, 1973
Place
Grizzly Lake, AK
Airport
Orange
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N98401
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC74DAG18
Reported as
Piper L4B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
300 total300 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Float equipd. Tkof frm canyon lake,un clear surrounding terrain VFR.had to sideslip to lnd on lake.

As the FAA filed it

FLOAT EQUIPD.TKOF FRM CANYON LAKE,UN CLEAR SURROUNDING TERRAIN VFR.HAD TO SIDESLIP TO LND ON LAKE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.