- Date
- November 9, 1970
- Place
- Talkeetna, AK · TALKEETNA, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2329APiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report August 10, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 158940
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4180 70/11/9 NR.TALKEETNA,ALAS PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 33, 1151 TIME - 1200 N2329A PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1001 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OMALLEY ARPT,ALAS TALKEETNA,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WHITEOUT REMARKS- FLEW INTO GRND WHILE DRAGGING FLD. NO TERRAIN FEATURES TO JUDGE HEIGHT AGL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2329A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N2329ARegistration cancelled Aug 15, 2013 · Piper PA-18Airframe modelPiper PA-18Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series
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