- Date
- August 5, 1972
- Place
- Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Injuries
- 4 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5214TPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report January 16, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167692
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1144 72/8/5 NR.ANCHORAGE,ALAS PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 25, 179 TIME - 1700 N5214T PX- 0 3 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 24 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RABBIT CREEK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ANCHORAGE,ALAS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- TRIED TO OUTCLIMB RISING TERRAIN. FLAPS FULL DWN,CARB HEAT ON AND NEAR MAX GROSS WT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5214T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Rabbit Creek
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