- Date
- August 21, 1970
- Place
- Fairbanks, AK · FAIRBANKS, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9179DPiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report June 7, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 111772
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3309 70/8/21 FAIRBANKS,ALAS PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 42, 79 TOTAL TIME - 1320 N9179D PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 19 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PHILLIPS FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CLEAR CREEK,ALAS FAIRBANKS,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND REMARKS- BRAKE CABLE,PN 40123-91,BROKE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9179D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Phillips Field
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