- Date
- October 25, 1969
- Place
- Kodiak, AK · KODIAK, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7716HPiper PA-12S
- Status
- Completed · report May 21, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 153461
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4285 69/10/25 KODIAK,ALAS PIPER PA-12S CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 39, 348 TIME - 0930 N7716H PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 185 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KODIAK MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KODIAK,ALAS AFOGNAK ISLAND,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT PITCH CONTROL PROBLEM REMARKS- FROST ON WINGS,VENTRAL FIN FULL OF WATER.CG ABT 2-1/2IN AFT OF REAR LIMIT.HIT PIPES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7716H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-12S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Kodiak Muni
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