- Date
- August 19, 1968
- Place
- Nome, AK · NOME, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7440KPiper PA-20
- Status
- Completed · report October 17, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 108868
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2784 68/8/19 NOME,ALAS PIPER PA-20 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 940 TIME - 0655 N7440K PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: WINDSHIELDS,WINDOWS,CANOPIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: RUDDER AND RUDDER TAB CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM REMARKS- PLEXIGLASS WINDSHIELD BROKE INWARDLY. SEVERAL PIECES JAMMED BETWEEN RUDDER PEDALS AND FLOORBOARD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7440K
- Reported as
- Piper PA-20
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N7440KRegistration cancelled Mar 16, 2018 · Piper PA-20Airframe modelPiper PA-20Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series
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Other investigations on N7440K · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC05CA091Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportNome, AKThe pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions during the landing roll, which resulted in the collapse of the main landing gear, and a nose over. A factor associated with the accident was a crosswind.NTSB ANC85LA182Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFeather River, AKWhile landing in gusty surface wind conditions the pilot lost control of he airplane and turned over.