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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · Haines, AK · December 16, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 16, 1974
Place
Haines, AK · HAINES, AK
Injuries
5 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N8419PPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report March 26, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19741216044009A
Case key
144897

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4224  74/12/16   HAINES,ALAS         PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 56, 15310
        TIME - 1520                    N8419P              PX-  0  0  4  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 2256 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAINES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAINES,ALAS                 JUNEAU,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-IN FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LANDED IN MARSH.

Aircraft

Registration
N8419P
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Haines

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Other investigations on N8419P · 2

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