- Date
- May 6, 1972
- Place
- Timber Lk, AK · TIMBER LK, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3571MPiper PA-12
- Status
- Completed · report February 10, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166088
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1741 72/5/6 TIMBER LK ,ALAS PIPER PA-12 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 9777 TIME - 1100 N3571M PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 502 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FAIRBANKS,ALAS TIMBER LK ,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED REMARKS- FROZEN LAKE COVERED WITH 2FT OF SNOW.WHEEL EQPD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3571M
- Reported as
- Piper PA-12
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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