- Date
- March 13, 1971
- Place
- Palmer, AK · PALMER, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N5713HPiper PA-16
- Status
- Completed · report December 14, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160661
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0837 71/3/13 PALMER,ALAS PIPER PA-16 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 320 TIME - 1230 N5713H PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FINGER LAKE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BIRCHWOOD,ALAS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE REMARKS- ACFT SKI EQUIPPED.SEAPLANE BASE WITH FROZEN SURFACE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5713H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-16
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Finger Lake
N5713HRegistration cancelled Aug 31, 2020 · Piper PA-16Airframe modelPiper PA-16Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series
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