- Date
- April 24, 1973
- Place
- Pilot Point, AK · PILOT POINT, AK
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5205HPiper PA-16
- Status
- Completed · report May 30, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 169515
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0845 73/4/24 NR.PILOT POINT,ALAS PIPER PA-16 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, UNK/NR TIME - 1920 N5205H PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP NAKNEK,ALAS RETURN PILOT POINT,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL TERRAIN - OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PLTS 3RD ATTEMPT TO TKOF FROM SOFT SHORT STRIP.SETTLED INTO GRND.OVER MAX GROSS WT ABOUT 178 LBS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5205H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-16
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N5205HRegistration cancelled Dec 11, 2012 · Piper PA-16Airframe modelPiper PA-16Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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