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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-12 · Tyonek, AK · February 16, 1976

Date
February 16, 1976
Place
Tyonek, AK
Airport
Tyonek
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N78571
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC76AA069
Reported as
Piper PA12
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
500 total0 in this make and model0 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.

Impacted water abt 600FT frm shore. Acft not rcvrd,extreme tidal action. Plt drowned,pax missing.

As the FAA filed it

IMPACTED WATER ABT 600FT FRM SHORE.ACFT NOT RCVRD,EXTREME TIDAL ACTION.PLT DROWNED,PAX MISSING.

NTSB investigation

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