ANC71AA011

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Juneau, AK · August 8, 1970

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
August 8, 1970
Place
Juneau, AK · JUNEAU, AK
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N95035Piper PA-28
Status
Completed · report November 4, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
116738

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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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3-1325   70/8/8  NR.JUNEAU,ALAS        PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1930                    N95035              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 30, 1177 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            341 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
         JUNEAU,ALAS                 JUNEAU,ALAS                   SNETTISHAM DAM,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- STALLED DURING ATTEMPT TO TURN AROUND. RECOVERY DATE 8/10/70.

Aircraft

Registration
N95035
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.