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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-20S · Eagle, AK · September 1, 1971

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
September 1, 1971
Place
Eagle, AK · EAGLE, AK
Injuries
1 minor, 1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6925KPiper PA-20S
Status
Completed · report June 20, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
164132

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4101   71/9/1    EAGLE,ALAS          PIPER PA-20S        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 575
        TIME - 1915                    N6925K              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 350 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EAGLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FORT YUKON,ALAS             EAGLE,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: OTHER
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ENG QUIT DRG LOW CLEARING PASS OVR RWY.CRASH LNDD IN TUNDRA.ACCELERATOR PUMP LINKAGE MISSING.

Aircraft

Registration
N6925K
Reported as
Piper PA-20S
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Eagle

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.