ANC68A0009

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-14S · Ketchikan, AK · August 11, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 11, 1967
Place
Ketchikan, AK · KETCHIKAN, AK
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N5161HPiper PA-14S
Status
Completed · report November 1, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
115166

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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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3-2726  67/8/11    KETCHIKAN,ALAS      PIPER PA-14S        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 350
        TIME - 2125                    N5161H              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 45 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TONGASS SEAPLANE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        REMARKS- OPERATOR OF UNLIGHTED OUTBOARD BOAT INTRUDED INT0 T/O PATH OF SEAPLANE.BOAT PROP DMGD ACFT FLOAT.

Aircraft

Registration
N5161H
Reported as
Piper PA-14S
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Tongass Seaplane

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