- Date
- June 28, 1972
- Place
- Beaver Creek, AK · BEAVER CREEK, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5882HPiper PA-16
- Status
- Completed · report February 22, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167376
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2305 72/6/28 BEAVER CREEK,ALAS PIPER PA-16 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 20, 52 TOTAL TIME - 1500 N5882H PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, 48 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION REMOTE AIRSTRIP BEAVER CREEK,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE REMARKS- LNDD ON RIVER BAR,HIT TREE ROOT.PROP HIT WILLOW TREES PREV TKOF FROM BAR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5882H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-16
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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