- Date
- September 28, 1974
- Place
- Port Ashton, AK · PORT ASHTON, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5233HPiper PA-16
- Status
- Completed · report November 5, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740928030669A
- Case key
- 141130
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3038 74/9/28 NR.PORT ASHTON,ALAS PIPER PA-16 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 26, 180 TIME - 1745 N5233H PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP PATTON BAY,ALAS ANCHORAGE,ALAS PORT ASHTON,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT TERRAIN - OTHER REMARKS- PILOT ATTMPD LDG ON SHORT BEACH.HIT ABT 100 FT SHORT IN HI BRUSH & LOGS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5233H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-16
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N5233HRegistration cancelled Apr 2, 2013 · Piper PA-16Airframe modelPiper PA-16Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N5233H · 1
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