- Date
- November 24, 1971
- Place
- Iliamna, AK · ILIAMNA, AK
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7311WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report May 3, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164411
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3625 71/11/24 ILIAMNA,ALAS PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 7990 TIME - 1510 N7311W PX- 0 0 3 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 346 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ILIAMNA ROADHOUSE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ILIAMNA,ALAS KING SALMON,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE FACTOR(S) WEATHER - OTHER WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 270 10 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- ACFT DRIFTED L AFTR LFTOF.ABT 30DEG R QUARTERING HEAD WND.L WNG HIT PROP OF PRKD C185,N43T,NO DMG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7311W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Iliamna Roadhouse
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