- Date
- February 1, 1975
- Place
- Valdez, AK · VALDEZ, AK
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N54734Piper PA-31
- Status
- Completed · report April 16, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750201007609A
- Case key
- 132380
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0373 75/2/1 NR.VALDEZ,AK PIPER PA-31 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 1345 TIME - UNK/NR N54734 PX- 1 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KENAI,AK GULKANA AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- FLEW INTO RISING TERRAIN.ACFT & OCCUPANTS NOT RECOVERED TO DATE DUE AVALANCHE DANGER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N54734
- Reported as
- Piper PA-31
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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