- Date
- July 29, 1967
- Place
- Farewell, AK · FAREWELL, AK
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5129HPiper PA-14
- Status
- Completed · report February 27, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 114802
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4570 67/7/29 FAREWELL,ALAS PIPER PA-14 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 38, 454 TIME - 1230 N5129H PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 302 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- DISTRACTED BY GAME,PLT FLEW UP BLIND CANYON,ACFTSTRUCK RIDGE IN ATTEMPT TO CLIMB OVER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5129H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-14
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed