- Date
- May 8, 1971
- Place
- Girdwood, AK · GIRDWOOD, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4723TMaule M-4
- Status
- Completed · report January 7, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161658
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1528 71/5/8 GIRDWOOD,ALAS MAULE M-4 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 224 TIME - 1400 N4723T PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ALYESKA ARPT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ANCHORAGE,ALAS GIRDWOOD,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY REMARKS- APRX 10IN SOFT,WET SNOW ON RWY.ARPT CONDITION AVBL THRU FSS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4723T
- Reported as
- Maule M-4
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Alyeska Arpt
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