- Date
- January 26, 1967
- Place
- Kenai, AK · KENAI, AK
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2245APiper PA-20
- Status
- Completed · report September 13, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 119179
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0359 67/1/26 KENAI,ALAS PIPER PA-20 CR- 0 1 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1340 N2245A PX- 0 0 0 FERRY AGE 24, 3800 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 150 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SAM HENLEY AIRSTR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION REMARKS- INSIDE OF WINDSHIELD FROSTED OVER.ACFT DRIFTED TO LEFT STRUCK TREES BORDERING RUNWAY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2245A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-20
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Sam Henley Airstr
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