ANC68D0013

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-18 · Kotzebue, AK · April 11, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 11, 1967
Place
Kotzebue, AK · KOTZEBUE, AK
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4065ZPiper PA-18
Status
Completed · report August 31, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
117521

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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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3-1129  67/4/11  NR.KOTZEBUE, ALAS     PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 2900
        TIME - 1100                    N4065Z              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 160 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        REMARKS- LEFT LNDG GEAR STRUCK ICE HUMMOCK ON SEA ICE.

Aircraft

Registration
N4065Z
Reported as
Piper PA-18
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage