- Date
- November 18, 1971
- Place
- Naknek, AK · NAKNEK, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N257WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report February 6, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164786
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4575 71/11/18 NAKNEK,ALAS PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 10000 TIME - 1600 N257W PX- 0 0 1 TEST TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TIBBETTS FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NAKNEK,ALAS NAKNEK,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- FORCED LANDING ON ARPT BUT OFF RWY. PLT ELECTED TO TURN BACK 200FT AGL TO AVOID HOUSING AREA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N257W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Tibbetts Field
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