- Date
- September 10, 1974
- Place
- Fairbanks, AK · FAIRBANKS, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7535KPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report December 5, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740910034059A
- Case key
- 138770
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3346 74/9/10 FAIRBANKS,ALAS PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 1594 TIME - 0700 N7535K PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHENA RIVER SPA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FAIRBANKS,ALAS MINTO LAKE,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- SETTLED,FLOATS CONTACTED WATER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7535K
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Chena River Spa
N7535KRegistered now · Piper PA-18 105Airframe modelPiper PA-18 105Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N7535K · 1
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