- Date
- May 30, 1973
- Place
- Cantwell, AK · CANTWELL, AK
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7721KPiper PA-20
- Status
- Completed · report October 2, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730530017629A
- Case key
- 190014
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2243 73/5/30 CANTWELL,ALAS PIPER PA-20 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 28, 60 TOTAL TIME - 2030 N7721K PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TALKEETNA,ALAS ERMINE LAKE MI.159 TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 10K.LNDD ON ANCHORAGE-FAIRBANKS ALAS HWY. RAN INTO DITCH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7721K
- Reported as
- Piper PA-20
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N7721KRegistration cancelled Feb 21, 2020 · Piper PA-20Airframe modelPiper PA-20Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N7721K · 1
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