- Date
- May 24, 1974
- Place
- Mcgrath, AK · MCGRATH, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4647VPiper PA-20
- Status
- Completed · report July 16, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 125876
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1617 74/5/24 NR.MCGRATH,ALAS PIPER PA-20 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 549 TIME - 1430 N4647V PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 209 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MCGRATH,ALAS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER REMARKS- TAKE OFF ATTMPD FR RIVER SAND BAR
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4647V
- Reported as
- Piper PA-20
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N4647VRegistration cancelled May 13, 2015 · Piper PA-20Airframe modelPiper PA-20Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series
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