- Date
- December 30, 1973
- Place
- Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3029MPiper PA-12
- Status
- Completed · report February 5, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731230039959A
- Case key
- 187531
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3807 73/12/30 ANCHORAGE,ALAS PIPER PA-12 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 57, 801 TIME - 1607 N3029M PX- 0 0 0 TEST TOTAL HOURS, 288 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MERRILL FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ANCHORAGE,ALAS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- ACFT COLLIDED WITH UNMARKED WIRES APPROX 2500FT FROM RWY. NR 2 ON APCH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3029M
- Reported as
- Piper PA-12
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Merrill Field
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N3029M · 1
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