ANC67D0033

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-14 · Nenana, AK · September 14, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 14, 1966
Place
Nenana, AK · NENANA, AK
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5139HPiper PA-14
Status
Completed · report November 3, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
121131

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2544  66/9/14    NENANA ALAS         PIPER PA-14         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 300
        TIME - 1215                    N5139H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- PILOT LANDED ON RIVER SANDBAR.

Aircraft

Registration
N5139H
Reported as
Piper PA-14
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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