- Date
- June 14, 1970
- Place
- Wasilla, AK · WASILLA, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2449MPiper PA-12
- Status
- Completed · report December 7, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 121451
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4584 70/6/14 WASILLA,ALAS PIPER PA-12 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 45, 200 TIME - 1100 N2449M PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 28 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PALMER,ALAS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT DOOR/PANEL OPEN REMARKS- WET GRASS FLD ABT 2000FT LONG.STALLED AVDG PWR LINES 30FT HIGH,CROSSING FLD ABT 2/3 WAY DOWN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2449M
- Reported as
- Piper PA-12
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N2449MRegistration cancelled Oct 9, 2009 · Piper PA-12Airframe modelPiper PA-12Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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