- Date
- January 3, 1970
- Place
- Soldotna, AK · SOLDOTNA, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3914KPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report June 11, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 141486
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0109 70/1/3 SOLDOTNA,ALAS PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 24, 164 TIME - 1445 N3914K PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DOLLAR DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SOLDOTNA,ALAS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY REMARKS- APRX 101N SNOW ON RNWY,UN CLR WIRES AFTER T/O.DRG ATTEMPT TO FLY UNDER WIRES R WING HIT TREE STUMP
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3914K
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Dollar
N3914KRegistered now · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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