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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-12 · Glennallen, AK · March 30, 1973

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 30, 1973
Place
Glennallen, AK · GLENNALLEN, AK
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N92507Piper PA-12
Status
Completed · report June 5, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19730330009589A
Case key
170619

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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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3-0870  73/3/30    GLENNALLEN,ALAS     PIPER PA-12         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 888
        TIME - 1330                    N92507              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FAIRBANKS,ALAS              GLENNALLEN,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        REMARKS- LND ON SNOW COVERED FROZEN LAKE.RAN INTO SOFT SNOW.

Aircraft

Registration
N92507
Reported as
Piper PA-12
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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