- Date
- June 17, 1967
- Place
- Skwentna, AK · SKWENTNA, AK
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3613MPiper PA-12
- Status
- Completed · report October 16, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 116347
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2395 67/6/17 SKWENTNA, ALAS PIPER PA-12 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, 350 TIME - 1800 N3613M PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ALEXANDER LAKE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3613M
- Reported as
- Piper PA-12
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Alexander Lake
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Other investigations on N3613M · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC11CA025Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportDelta Junction, AKThe pilot's misjudged altitude while landing in bright sunlight on an airstrip surrounded by snow, resulting in an undershoot and a nose over.NTSB ANC07CA034Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportDelta Junction, AKThe damaged and deflated over-sized tire on the main landing gear, which precipitated a loss of directional control during landing.NTSB ANC75DAG71Accident · No injuriesClosedIliamna, AK