- Date
- August 6, 1972
- Place
- Tok Junctn, AK · TOK JUNCTN, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N3957MPiper PA-12
- Status
- Completed · report February 22, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167573
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2293 72/8/6 TOK JUNCTN,ALAS PIPER PA-12 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 133 TIME - 1200 N3957M PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MENTASTA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TOK JUNCTN,ALAS CHISTOCHINE,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- HIT A ROW OF STUMPS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3957M
- Reported as
- Piper PA-12
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mentasta
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