- Date
- August 24, 1971
- Place
- Kenai, AK · KENAI, AK
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 1 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Status
- Completed · report January 25, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162049
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1751 71/8/24 KENAI,ALAS CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 31, 33 TOTAL TIME - 1710 N3652S PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 2 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KENAI MUN. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KENAI,ALAS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - FLIGHT SERVICE STATION EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO REMARKS- R WING SKIN DMGD,TORN ABT 3FT OUTBOARD OF STRUT
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1751 71/8/24 KENAI,ALAS PIPER PA-18 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 29, 289 TIME - 1710 N3393B PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 149 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 1 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KENAI MUN. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HOPE,ALAS KENAI,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - FLIGHT SERVICE STATION EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED REMARKS- TOP END OF RUDDER POST FOUND EXPOSED THRU FABRIC ABT 4IN.VERT FIN AND RUDDER DISPLACED L.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N3393B
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Kenai Mun.
N3393BRegistration cancelled Apr 1, 2013 · Piper PA-18-135Airframe modelPiper PA-18-135Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
- Registration
- N3652S
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Kenai Mun.
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.