- Date
- September 9, 1973
- Place
- Skwentna, AK · SKWENTNA, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3241MPiper PA-12
- Status
- Completed · report November 22, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730909032539A
- Case key
- 188443
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2985 73/9/9 NR.SKWENTNA,ALAS PIPER PA-12 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1130 N3241M PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 25, 4833 TOTAL HOURS, 100 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ANCHORAGE,ALAS UPPER YENTNA R,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - SANDY REMARKS- LNDD ON SOFT GRAVEL BAR,WHEELS DUG IN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3241M
- Reported as
- Piper PA-12
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N3241MRegistration cancelled May 8, 2015 · Piper PA-12Airframe modelPiper PA-12Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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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.