- Date
- September 20, 1968
- Place
- Fairbanks, AK · FAIRBANKS, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N38068Piper J4E
- Status
- Completed · report January 28, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 107545
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4093 68/9/20 FAIRBANKS,ALAS PIPER J4E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 26, 427 TIME - 1755 N38068 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 273 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GOLD KING CREEK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- ACFT OVERDUE ANNUAL INSPECTION 8 MOS. NO RECORD OF TIME FLOWN,PAPERS LOST. LOST OIL PRESSURE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N38068
- Reported as
- Piper J4E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Gold King Creek
N38068Registration cancelled Aug 22, 1973 · Piper J4EAirframe modelPiper J4EEngine modelContinental A&C75 series
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