- Date
- August 18, 1972
- Place
- Wasilla, AK · WASILLA, AK
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5141HPiper PA-14
- Status
- Completed · report March 13, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167911
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3121 72/8/18 WASILLA,ALAS PIPER PA-14 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 90 TOTAL TIME - 1400 N5141H PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GOOSE BAY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ANCHORAGE,ALAS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED.AFTR ACCIDENT FUEL SELECTOR FOUND IN OFF POSITION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5141H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-14
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Goose Bay
N5141HRegistration cancelled Apr 24, 2019 · Piper PA-14Airframe modelPiper PA-14Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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