- Date
- June 25, 1971
- Place
- Aniak, AK · ANIAK, AK
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N98987Piper PA-12
- Status
- Completed · report July 26, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162293
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4267 71/6/25 ANIAK,ALAS PIPER PA-12 CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2100 N98987 PX- 0 1 1 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 30, 1750 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 30 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ANIAK,ALAS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- PLT MADE A LOW SLOW TURN,LOST CTL,HIT TREES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N98987
- Reported as
- Piper PA-12
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage