19731116037669A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-16 · North Pole, AK · November 16, 1973

Date
November 16, 1973
Place
North Pole, AK
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5776H
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC74DAA21
Reported as
Piper PA16
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
75 total75 in this make and model33 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.

Snow covered tundra. Rt ski struck snow covered hummock.CFI did not auth ldgs otr than aprvd arpts.

As the FAA filed it

SNOW COVERED TUNDRA.RT SKI STRUCK SNOW COVERED HUMMOCK.CFI DID NOT AUTH LDGS OTR THAN APRVD ARPTS.

NTSB investigation

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