- Date
- October 17, 1971
- Place
- Russian Miss, AK · RUSSIAN MISS, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3551APiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report June 16, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164157
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4021 71/10/17 RUSSIAN MISS,ALAS PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 37, 655 TIME - 1530 N3551A PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 509 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RUSSIAN MISSION DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RUSSIAN MISS,ALAS ANIAK,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- UNATTENDED STRIP.TKOF ON E SIDE OF RWY DUE SOFT SPOT IN CENTER.GND RUN ABT 1000FT HIT LOG DRG L/O.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3551A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Russian Mission
N3551ARegistration cancelled Mar 16, 2018 · Piper PA-22-135Airframe modelPiper PA-22-135Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series
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Other investigations on N3551A · 1
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