- Date
- November 29, 1969
- Place
- Kenai, AK · KENAI, AK
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N78665Piper PA-11
- Status
- Completed · report May 28, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 145196
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4523 69/11/29 KENAI,ALAS PIPER PA-11 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 33, 480 TIME - 0920 N78665 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SAM HENLEY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KENAI,ALAS HARRIET PT,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- HIT TREES ON SIDE OF RNWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N78665
- Reported as
- Piper PA-11
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sam Henley
N78665Registration cancelled Feb 4, 2019 · Piper PA-11Airframe modelPiper PA-11Engine modelContinental A&C65 series
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