ANC68D0071

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-12 · Skwentna, AK · August 5, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 5, 1967
Place
Skwentna, AK · SKWENTNA, AK
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7675HPiper PA-12
Status
Completed · report February 9, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
114793

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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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3-4409   67/8/5    SKWENTNA,ALAS       PIPER PA-12         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 140
        TIME - 1105                    N7675H              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 45 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHELATNA LAKE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- SHEARED OFF WING ON CABIN/TREE,DURING CONTROLLED CRASH WHEN THROTTLE FAILED TO RETARD,REASON UNKNW

Aircraft

Registration
N7675H
Reported as
Piper PA-12
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Chelatna Lake

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