- Date
- August 3, 1970
- Place
- Galena, AK · GALENA, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N7696KPiper PA-20
- Status
- Completed · report May 22, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 109123
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3053 70/8/3 GALENA,ALAS PIPER PA-20 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 43, 111 TIME - 1125 N7696K PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 71 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GALENA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GALENA,ALAS FAIRBANKS,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: ABORTED GEAR COLLAPSED TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- R QUARTERING HEAD WIND 9K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7696K
- Reported as
- Piper PA-20
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Galena
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