- Date
- August 16, 1970
- Place
- Nenana, AK · NENANA, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7561DPiper PA-18A
- Status
- Completed · report June 11, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 191784
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3503 70/8/16 NENANA,ALAS PIPER PA-18A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 3300 TIME - 1430 N7561D PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1300 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FAIRBANKS,ALAS MINTO FLATS,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE MISCELLANEOUS LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS TERRAIN - OTHER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FLOAT EQPD,LNDD ON TUNDRA.FUSELAGE,FLOAT DMGD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7561D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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Other investigations on N7561D · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC87LA119Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFairbanks, AKThe pilot stated that during a right turn on approach the aircraft stalled and crashed into the river.NTSB ANC73DAA10Accident · Serious injuriesClosedFairbanks, AKNTSB ANC66D0003Accident · No injuriesClosedYentna River, AK