- Date
- June 4, 1973
- Place
- Elim, AK · ELIM, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8903NPiper PA-32
- Status
- Completed · report June 29, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730604017369A
- Case key
- 190670
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1101 73/6/4 ELIM,ALAS PIPER PA-32 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 10000 TIME - 1150 N8903N PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO TOTAL HOURS, 305 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ELIM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ELIM,ALAS KOYUK,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CARGO SHIFTED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- BECAME AIRBORNE & SETTLED INTO GRND TWICE.RAN INTO BRUSH.OVER MAX GROSS WT 1339 LBS.WIND CALM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8903N
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Elim
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.