ANC71DAA13

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-20 · Dot Lake, AK · September 4, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 4, 1970
Place
Dot Lake, AK · DOT LAKE, AK
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7080KPiper PA-20
Status
Completed · report June 12, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
129105

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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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3-3609   70/9/4  NR.DOT LAKE,ALAS      PIPER PA-20         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1245                    N7080K              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 32, 419 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            162 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TOK,ALAS                    FAIRBANKS,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  UNUSUAL NOISE
        REMARKS- NO TAILWHEEL CTL DURG LDG.TAILWHEEL SPRING U CLAMP BOLT MISG.CAUSE OF NOISE IN FLT NOT DETERMINED.

Aircraft

Registration
N7080K
Reported as
Piper PA-20
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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