- Date
- May 26, 1973
- Place
- Delta Junctn, AK · DELTA JUNCTN, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2874MPiper PA-12
- Status
- Completed · report September 14, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730526018059A
- Case key
- 190003
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2230 73/5/26 DELTA JUNCTN,ALAS PIPER PA-12 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 1100 TIME - 1130 N2874M PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BLM ARPT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DELTA JUNCTN,ALAS GILLIAM GLACIER,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- DRIFTED,HIT TREES SIDE OF RWY.WIND GUSTING 15K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2874M
- Reported as
- Piper PA-12
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Blm Arpt
N2874MRegistration cancelled Oct 21, 2019 · Piper PA-12Airframe modelPiper PA-12Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N2874M · 1
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