- Date
- June 6, 1970
- Place
- Seldovia, AK · SELDOVIA, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N98953Piper PA-12
- Status
- Completed · report March 23, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 124150
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2417 70/6/6 SELDOVIA,ALAS PIPER PA-12 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 90 TOTAL TIME - 1600 N98953 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PERL IS STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SELDOVIA,ALAS HOMER,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY REMARKS- ACFT FLT MANUAL-SEA LVL,60DEG,WIND CALM,DSTC RQRD TKOF PVD RWY CLIMB 50FT,2190FT.STRIP ABT 1500 FT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N98953
- Reported as
- Piper PA-12
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Perl Is Strip
N98953Registration cancelled May 4, 2019 · Piper PA-12Airframe modelPiper PA-12Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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