- Date
- March 15, 1972
- Place
- Fairbanks, AK · FAIRBANKS, AK
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4271HPiper PA-14
- Status
- Completed · report September 18, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165917
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0127 72/3/15 FAIRBANKS,ALAS PIPER PA-14 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 482 TIME - 0825 N4271H PX- 1 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FAIRBANKS,ALAS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE REMARKS- ENCTRD VORTEX TURBC FM LDG B737.PX STATED ACFT WENT INTO STEEP R TURN TO IMPACT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4271H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-14
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N4271HRegistration cancelled Nov 22, 2017 · Piper PA-14Airframe modelPiper PA-14Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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