- Date
- March 24, 1974
- Place
- Golovin, AK · GOLOVIN, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N78828Piper PA-11
- Status
- Completed · report June 6, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740324010839A
- Case key
- 124372
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1137 74/3/24 GOLOVIN,ALAS PIPER PA-11 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 28, 651 TIME - 1110 N78828 PX- 0 0 0 SEARCH AND RESCUE TOTAL HOURS, 265 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GOLOVIN BAY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP NOME,ALAS RETURN GOLOVIN,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 360 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 30 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED REMARKS- PILOT STALLED AIRCRAFT ON DOWN WIND LEG AFTER DRAGGING FLD. GUSTING TO 40K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N78828
- Reported as
- Piper PA-11
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Golovin Bay
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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.