- Date
- September 27, 1971
- Place
- Fairbanks, AK · FAIRBANKS, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5757UPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report May 23, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164331
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3843 71/9/27 FAIRBANKS,ALAS PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 59, 12 TOTAL TIME - 1005 N5757U PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FAIRBANKS INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FAIRBANKS,ALAS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION TURBULENCE LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE REMARKS- FIRST SOLO STUDENT ON APCH TO RWY 1 HIT WAKE TURB OF KNOWN PROP JET DEP RWY 19.TWR WARNED PLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5757U
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Fairbanks Intl
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