- Date
- March 7, 1970
- Place
- Glennallen, AK · GLENNALLEN, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N3404APiper PA-20
- Status
- Completed · report October 1, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 137238
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1100 70/3/7 GLENNALLEN,ALAS PIPER PA-20 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, 404 TIME - 1430 N3404A PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GLENNALLEN,ALAS LAKE LOUISE,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. REMARKS- ATTEMPTED T/O FROM SHORT FROZEN LAKE COVERED WITH 16 IN SNOW. OVER GROSS WT ABOUT 900 LBS. NO WIND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3404A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-20
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N3404ARegistered now · Piper PA-20-135Airframe modelPiper PA-20-135Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series
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Other investigations on N3404A · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC07CA004Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAnchorage, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in an inadvertent ground loop and encounter with terrain. Factors associated with the accident were the ground loop and inadequate main wheel brakes.NTSB ANC82DA021Accident · No injuriesFinal reportBethel, AKThe pilot was taxiing to the tie-down area when the right ski/landing gear failed. The pilot attributed the failure to age and noted that ice landings are hard on ski equipped aircraft.