- Date
- November 7, 1970
- Place
- Talkeetna, AK · TALKEETNA, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3607MPiper PA-12
- Status
- Completed · report September 2, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 158883
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4277 70/11/7 TALKEETNA,ALAS PIPER PA-12 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 28, 174 TIME - 1035 N3607M PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 134 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NUGGET BENCH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BIRCHWOOD,ALAS TALKEETNA,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD REMARKS- UNATTENDED PRIVATE STRIP.HIT SNOWBANK APRX 18IN HIGH.NO SHADOWS,SKY OVERCAST.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3607M
- Reported as
- Piper PA-12
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Nugget Bench
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