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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-20 · Bettles, AK · September 22, 1973

Date
September 22, 1973
Place
Bettles, AK
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1775A
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC74DAA14
Reported as
Piper PA20
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
665 total500 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Plt slctd gravel bar for lndg area. Hunting moose. Lndg gr hit water on atmtd go-around.

As the FAA filed it

PLT SLCTD GRAVEL BAR FOR LNDG AREA.HUNTING MOOSE.LNDG GR HIT WATER ON ATMTD GO-AROUND.

NTSB investigation

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