- Date
- August 29, 1971
- Place
- Big Delta, AK · BIG DELTA, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1121WPiper PA-12
- Status
- Completed · report April 17, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163974
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3329 71/8/29 NR.BIG DELTA,ALAS PIPER PA-12 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 29, 67 TOTAL TIME - 1300 N1121W PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BIG DELTA,ALAS FAIRBANKS,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- FLOAT EQPD.LAKE 2000FT LONG,50-70FT TREES ONE END,LOWER TREES,BRUSH OTR END.TOOK OFF TWD HI TREES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1121W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-12
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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