- Date
- June 26, 1971
- Place
- Mcgrath, AK · MCGRATH, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N6618HPiper J3C-65
- Status
- Completed · report March 16, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162330
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2816 71/6/26 MCGRATH,ALAS PIPER J3C-65 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 216 TIME - 0930 N6618H PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FAREWELL LAKE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MCGRATH,ALAS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- ATMTD TKOF FM NARROW RWY,LOST CTL,LEFT RWY,HIT TREES.LTD EXPRNCE W CNVNTNL GR ACFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6618H
- Reported as
- Piper J3C-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Farewell Lake
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