- Date
- April 30, 1967
- Place
- Mcgrath, AK · MCGRATH, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3623APiper PA-20
- Status
- Completed · report September 20, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 117296
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1705 67/4/30 MCGRATH, ALAS PIPER PA-20 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 5200 TIME - 1400 N3623A PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 751 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MCGRATH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL) FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- LEFT TIRE SLIPPED ON WHEEL, VALVE STEM FAILED. TUBE WAS DETERIORATED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3623A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-20
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mcgrath
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