- Date
- November 23, 1969
- Place
- Kodiak, AK · KODIAK, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N98763Piper J3C-65
- Status
- Completed · report May 23, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 174020
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4342 69/11/23 KODIAK,ALAS PIPER J3C-65 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 25, 467 TIME - 1515 N98763 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 382 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KODIAK,ALAS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: OTHER NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS WEATHER - CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO CARB./INDUCTION SYSTEM ICING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-CARBURETOR TERRAIN - SANDY COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 2500 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS NONE VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- LNDD ON BEACH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N98763
- Reported as
- Piper J3C-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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