ANC71DAA06

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · Fairbanks, AK · August 22, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 22, 1970
Place
Fairbanks, AK · FAIRBANKS, AK
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N677APiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report June 5, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
111523

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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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3-3286  70/8/22  NR.FAIRBANKS,ALAS     PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 237
        TIME - 1530                    N677A               PX-  0  0  1  HUNTING                   TOTAL HOURS, 220 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         FAIRBANKS,ALAS              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- MOOSE HUNTING. LND ON GRAVEL BAR. NOSE GR HIT ROCKS.

Aircraft

Registration
N677A
Reported as
Piper PA-22
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.