- Date
- October 24, 1965
- Place
- Napakiah, AK · NAPAKIAH, AK
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2853NCessna 140
- Status
- Completed · report April 20, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 174976
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0987 65/10/24 NAPAKIAH ALASKA CESSNA 140 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 42, 175 TIME - 1355 N2853N PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NAPASKIAK AIRSTRP TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIRAL IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2853N
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Napaskiak Airstrp
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