ANC70F0014

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · Clear, AK · May 17, 1969

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 17, 1969
Place
Clear, AK · CLEAR, AK
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N2184APiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report September 4, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
179458

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2181  69/5/17    CLEAR,ALAS          PIPER PA-22         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 63, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1930                    N2184A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 106 MG PCT.

Aircraft

Registration
N2184A
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.