- Date
- August 9, 1974
- Place
- Gulkana, AK · GULKANA, AK
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N78841Piper PA-11
- Status
- Completed · report September 24, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740809028569A
- Case key
- 134457
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2363 74/8/9 GULKANA,ALAS PIPER PA-11 CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 28, 50 TOTAL TIME - 1330 N78841 PX- 0 0 0 FERRY HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - UNNAMED STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GULKANA,ALAS UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: AILERON AND AILERON TAB CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- L AIL CTL CABLE SEPARATED 18IN FM CTL STICK.PREVIOUS SEP NOT PROPERLY REPAIRED.UNCERTIFIED MECH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N78841
- Reported as
- Piper PA-11
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Unnamed Strip
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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.