- Date
- December 21, 1969
- Place
- Skwentna, AK · SKWENTNA, AK
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1818APiper PA-20
- Status
- Completed · report June 1, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 145436
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4545 69/12/21 NR.SKWENTNA,ALAS PIPER PA-20 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 38, 82 TOTAL TIME - 1310 N1818A PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 55 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ANCHORAGE,ALAS SHELL LAKE,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED REMARKS- 0-15 FT ABOVE SNOW CVRD LAKE, PLT LOST VISUAL R EFERENCE,LDG GR HIT SNOW.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1818A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-20
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage