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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-12 · Chitna, AK · September 13, 1996

Date
September 13, 1996 · 15:00 local
Place
Chitna, AK
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7895H
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC96LA166
Reported as
Piper PA12
Reported engine
Lycoming O290D2
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0

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What happened

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

Struck rocks landing on short gravel strip. Collapsed both main landing gears. Used plane as hunt guide business.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK ROCKS LANDING ON SHORT GRAVEL STRIP. COLLAPSED BOTH MAIN LANDING GEARS. USED PLANE AS HUNT GUIDE BUSINESS.

NTSB investigation

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