ANC69D0027

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · Healy, AK · August 10, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 10, 1968
Place
Healy, AK · HEALY, AK
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N4823ZPiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report October 25, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
108989

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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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3-2938  68/8/10  NR.HEALY,ALAS         PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2015                    N4823Z              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  AGE 38, 2050 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            800 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DANIELS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- ACFT RAN INTO HIGH GRASS ON UNIMPROVED STRIP AND SWERVED INTO BRUSH.

Aircraft

Registration
N4823Z
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Daniels

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