ANC73DAG43

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-12 · Glenallen, AK · September 14, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 14, 1972
Place
Glenallen, AK · GLENALLEN, AK
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1490CPiper PA-12
Status
Completed · report March 26, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
168263

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3570  72/9/14    GLENALLEN,ALAS      PIPER PA-12         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 1470
        TIME - 0600                    N1490C              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1100 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - UP HALLET RVR STR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LWR HALLET RVR STRIP        UPR HALLET RVR STRP
        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
        REMARKS- BRAKED EXCESSIVELY ON RIVER STRIP.

Aircraft

Registration
N1490C
Reported as
Piper PA-12
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Up Hallet Rvr Str

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.