- Date
- November 4, 1973
- Place
- Alexndr Lake, AK · ALEXNDR LAKE, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4987MPiper PA-11
- Status
- Completed · report January 23, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731104037919A
- Case key
- 188021
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3600 73/11/4 NR.ALEXNDR LAKE,ALAS PIPER PA-11 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 30, 240 TIME - 1300 N4987M PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ALEXNDR LAKE,ALAS ANCHORAGE ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: RUN GEAR COLLAPSED TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED REMARKS- SNOW COVERED SWAMP. SKI STRUCK HOLE, ACFT SWERVED R AND DMGD L WG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4987M
- Reported as
- Piper PA-11
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N4987MRegistration cancelled Aug 9, 2012 · Piper PA-11Airframe modelPiper PA-11Engine modelContinental C90 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.
Other investigations on N4987M · 2
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