- Date
- September 29, 1970
- Place
- Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2581MPiper PA-12
- Status
- Completed · report July 9, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 132216
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3870 70/9/29 ANCHORAGE,ALAS PIPER PA-12 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 28, 170 TIME - 1900 N2581M PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY HARBOR DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KAHLTNA GLACIER,ALAS ANCHORAGE,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND REMARKS- HIT TRUCK PARKED NEAR RWY BEING USED TO LIGHT RWY.LITED ARPTS AVBL.LOST SITE OF TRUCK ON FINAL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2581M
- Reported as
- Piper PA-12
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sky Harbor
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Other investigations on N2581M · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC10CA042Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportChugiak, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain a proper glide path while landing, which resulted in an in-flight collision with a tree, and the collapse of the main landing gear during touchdown.NTSB UNK64X3462Accident · No injuriesClosedSparrevohn, AK