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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-11 · Alexndr Lake, AK · November 4, 1973

Date
November 4, 1973
Place
Alexndr Lake, AK
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4987M
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC74DAG72
Reported as
Piper PA11
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
240 total100 in this make and model60 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.

Snow covered swamp. Ski struck hole, acft swerved r and dmgd l wg.

As the FAA filed it

SNOW COVERED SWAMP. SKI STRUCK HOLE, ACFT SWERVED R AND DMGD L WG.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N4987M · 1

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