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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · Queens, AK · June 22, 1973

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
June 22, 1973
Place
Queens, AK · QUEENS, AK
Injuries
4 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N3377BPiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report October 12, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19730622022579A
Case key
189970

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2386  73/6/22    QUEENS,ALAS         PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 1430                    N3377B              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  37, 425 TOTAL HOURS, ALL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, UNK/NR
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - QUEENS FISHERIES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DILLINGHAM,ALAS             QUEENS,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           TERRAIN - SANDY
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO NOTIFY OF UNSAFE COND/AND OR FAILURE TO MARK OBSTRUCTION
        REMARKS- HIT SAND BERM SHORT OF RWY.THRESHOLD UNMARKED.  HRSHLD.

Aircraft

Registration
N3377B
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Queens Fisheries

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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.