- Date
- September 13, 1970
- Place
- Cordova, AK · CORDOVA, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4988HPiper PA-11
- Status
- Completed · report June 25, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 140684
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3722 70/9/13 CORDOVA,ALAS PIPER PA-11 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1400 N4988H PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 38, 3000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 200 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CORDOVA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CORDOVA,ALAS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- LND IN FWD SLIP ATTITUDE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4988H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-11
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Cordova
N4988HRegistered now · Piper PA-18-135Airframe modelPiper PA-18-135Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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