- Date
- October 12, 1969
- Place
- Wasilla, AK · WASILLA, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4205HPiper PA-14
- Status
- Completed · report May 18, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 152593
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4199 69/10/12 WASILLA,ALAS PIPER PA-14 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 39, 1190 TIME - 1640 N4205H PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WASILLA,ALAS ANCHORAGE,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 12000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 360 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 15 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- TOOK OFF WITH CARB HEAT ON TWD SHORT END OF LAKE. UNABLE TO OUTCLIMB TREES ON SHORE.LND,DMG FLOAT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4205H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-14
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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