- Date
- September 1, 1973
- Place
- Dot Lake, AK · DOT LAKE, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6680NTaylorcraft 20
- Status
- Completed · report November 7, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730901031069A
- Case key
- 188592
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2852 73/9/1 DOT LAKE,ALAS TAYLORCRAFT 20 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 1534 TIME - 1000 N6680N PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 27 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DOT LAKE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FAIRBANKS,ALAS DOT LAKE,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- PAX GOT ON CTLS PREV LDG,PLT MADE GO ARND.ON 2ND LDG PAX AGAIN GOT ON CTLS.STRIP MARGINAL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6680N
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft 20
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Dot Lake
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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.