ANC68F0018

NTSB accident investigation · Piper J4E · Soldotna, AK · April 15, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 15, 1967
Place
Soldotna, AK · SOLDOTNA, AK
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N38152Piper J4E
Status
Completed · report September 1, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
117583

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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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3-1185  67/4/15    SOLDOTNA,ALAS       PIPER J4E           CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 33, 29 TOTAL
        TIME - 1500                    N38152              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 13 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOLDOTNA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS

Aircraft

Registration
N38152
Reported as
Piper J4E
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Soldotna

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.