- Date
- November 30, 1966
- Place
- Homer, AK · HOMER, AK
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4236HPiper PA-14
- Status
- Completed · report May 16, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 119429
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4350 66/11/30 NR.HOMER ALAS PIPER PA-14 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 1263 TIME - 1515 N4236H PX- 0 0 1 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 320 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 300 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 30 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- STRONG GUSTY UP AND DOWNDRAFTS DURING T/O ON FROZEN LK.ACFT FORCED DOWNWARD STRUCK LAKESHORE,TREES
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4236H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-14
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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