- Date
- August 14, 1973
- Place
- Naknek, AK · NAKNEK, AK
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2992RPiper PA-28R
- Status
- Completed · report October 23, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730814027679A
- Case key
- 189185
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2534 73/8/14 NAKNEK,ALAS PIPER PA-28R CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1630 N2992R PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 53, 12000 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TIBBETTS STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KING SALMON,ALAS NAKNEK,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 270 10 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- FIRST STRIP LDNG SINCE MAULED BY BEAR ON 7/20/73
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2992R
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Tibbetts Strip
N2992RRegistered now · Piper PA-28R-200Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-200Engine modelLycoming I0360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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