- Date
- April 22, 1974
- Place
- Fairbanks, AK · FAIRBANKS, AK
- Injuries
- 8 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N101TAPiper PA-31
- Status
- Completed · report May 28, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740422012589A
- Case key
- 186379
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0805 74/4/22 FAIRBANKS,ALAS PIPER PA-31 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0915 N101TA PX- 0 0 7 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 38, 3189 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 125 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - YUKON R ICE STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FAIRBANKS,ALAS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- ICE STRIP.R GR BROKE THRU ICE.TAXI TOO FAST FOR CONDITIONS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N101TA
- Reported as
- Piper PA-31
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Yukon R Ice Strip
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N101TA · 1
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