- Date
- March 22, 1972
- Place
- King Salmon, AK · KING SALMON, AK
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7455KPiper PA-20
- Status
- Completed · report February 6, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166261
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1550 72/3/22 KING SALMON,ALAS PIPER PA-20 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 36, 1330 TIME - 1600 N7455K PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KING SALMON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ANCHORAGE,ALAS KING SALMON,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7455K
- Reported as
- Piper PA-20
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- King Salmon
N7455KRegistration cancelled Dec 3, 2022 · Piper PA-20Airframe modelPiper PA-20Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series
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