- Date
- October 6, 1973
- Place
- Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N5135HPiper PA-14
- Status
- Completed · report January 23, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731006035999A
- Case key
- 187948
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3618 73/10/6 NR.ANCHORAGE,ALAS PIPER PA-14 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 36, 1200 TIME - 1300 N5135H PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 600 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ANCHORAGE,ALAS UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- L WG HIT TREE. SUN GLARE ON WINDSHIELD. FLOAT EQUIPT ACFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5135H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-14
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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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.
Other investigations on N5135H · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC88LA099Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportKustatan River, AKThe private pilot was attempting to land his Piper PA-14 airplane at a remote beach fishing site in gusty crosswind conditions. He reportedly encountered a wind gust upon touch down, lost directional control and struck an abandoned hunting shack and an…NTSB ANC87LA038Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAnchorage, AKThe student pilot was practicing touch and go landings on a runway partially covered with snow and ice when he lost control of the aircraft and struck a runway perimeter snow berm. And nosed over.NTSB ANC81DAG09Accident · No injuriesClosedTalkeetna, AKNTSB ANC76DAH48Accident · Minor injuriesClosedWasilla, AK