- Date
- August 22, 1971
- Place
- Tyonek, AK · TYONEK, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7561KPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report April 4, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 201412
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3106 71/8/22 NR.TYONEK,ALAS PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 36, 702 TIME - 1150 N7561K PX- 0 0 0 HUNTING TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ANCHORAGE,ALAS TYONEK,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION REMARKS- HUNTING MOOSE. LND IN 3 FT HI GRASS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7561K
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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