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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-14 · Anchorage, AK · August 23, 1979

Date
August 23, 1979 · 17:00 local
Place
Anchorage, AK
Phase of flight
Unknown/Not Reported
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4252H
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC79FA083
Reported as
Piper PA14
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
0 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.

Struck ground in flat level attitude below ridge line. Reported engine quit. Engine okay. Prop not bent.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK GROUND IN FLAT LEVEL ATTITUDE BELOW RIDGE LINE. REPORTED ENGINE QUIT. ENGINE OKAY. PROP NOT BENT.

NTSB investigation

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