- Date
- July 1, 1968
- Place
- Kenai, AK · KENAI, AK
- Injuries
- 6 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3731WPiper PA-32
- Status
- Completed · report June 13, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 109649
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4733 68/7/1 KENAI,ALAS PIPER PA-32 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 1000 TIME - 0445 N3731W PX- 0 6 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 160 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KENAI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: INITIAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WARPED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PARTING SURFACES OF UPPER AND LOWER SECTIONS OF CARB WARPED. MADE IMPROPER SEAL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3731W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Kenai
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