- Date
- July 31, 1974
- Place
- Umiat, AK · UMIAT, AK
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N101TAPiper PA-31
- Status
- Completed · report September 23, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740731025759A
- Case key
- 134536
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2359 74/7/31 NR.UMIAT,ALAS PIPER PA-31 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2010 N101TA PX- 0 0 2 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 38, 3529 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 228 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ITKILLIK R CAMP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FAIRBANKS,ALAS ITKILLIK R CAMP,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- NOSE WHL DUG IN ON TKOF ROLL.PLT APPLIED BACK PRESSURE ON YOKE.UN TO CLIMB OR MNTN DIR CONTROL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N101TA
- Reported as
- Piper PA-31
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Itkillik R Camp
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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 N101TA · 1
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