- Date
- September 21, 1972
- Place
- Styx River, AK · STYX RIVER, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3861MPiper PA-12
- Status
- Completed · report February 28, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168100
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2640 72/9/21 STYX RIVER,ALAS PIPER PA-12 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1200 N3861M PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 29, 2080 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 350 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ANCHORAGE,ALAS STYX RIVER,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- TIRE VALVE FAILED DUE HARD BRAKING
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3861M
- Reported as
- Piper PA-12
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage