- Date
- August 9, 1970
- Place
- Gulkana, AK · GULKANA, AK
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3598NPiper J3C-65
- Status
- Completed · report October 5, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 112363
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1125 70/8/9 NR.GULKANA,ALAS PIPER J3C-65 CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 645 TIME - 1615 N3598N PX- 1 0 0 HUNTING TOTAL HOURS, 187 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GRAYLING LAKE,ALAS GULKANA,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- ACFT OVER MAX GROSS WT DUE HUNTING EQUIP. FLOAT EQUIPPED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3598N
- Reported as
- Piper J3C-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N3598NRegistration cancelled Jan 5, 2011 · Piper J3C-65Airframe modelPiper J3C-65Engine modelContinental A&C75 series
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