- Date
- November 23, 1973
- Place
- Galena, AK · GALENA, AK
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 5 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N12317Aero Comdr 560A
- Status
- Completed · report March 19, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731123042279A
- Case key
- 187451
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3938 73/11/23 GALENA,ALAS AERO COMDR 560A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 2600 TIME - 1135 N12317 PX- 0 5 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GALENA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP FAIRBANKS,ALAS NOME,ALAS GULKANA,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - FOG WEATHER - SNOW PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSCURATION 500 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 3/4 MILE OR LESS SNOW OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F FOG 11 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 110 3 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR VFR REMARKS- LO LVL VFR APCH TO IFR ARPT.TURNED TO AVOID TWR,STALLED.PAX OBTAINED PARTIAL WX BRIEF.OVER MAX GWT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N12317
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 560A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Galena
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.