- Date
- June 5, 1965
- Place
- Yentna River, AK · YENTNA RIVER, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7561DPiper PA-18A
- Status
- Completed · report August 2, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 177973
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1394 65/6/5 YENTNA RIVER ALAS PIPER PA-18A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 2400 TIME - 1000 N7561D PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 466 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PWR PLT-THROTTLE CONTROL BINDING IN CABLE HOUSING. EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7561D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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Other investigations on N7561D · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC87LA119Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFairbanks, AKThe pilot stated that during a right turn on approach the aircraft stalled and crashed into the river.NTSB ANC73DAA10Accident · Serious injuriesClosedFairbanks, AKNTSB ANC71DAA10Accident · No injuriesClosedNenana, AK