- Date
- March 6, 1975
- Place
- Iliamna, AK · ILIAMNA, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N3613MPiper PA-12
- Status
- Completed · report May 15, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750306006959A
- Case key
- 148333
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0614 75/3/6 NR.ILIAMNA,AK PIPER PA-12 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 32, 176 TIME - 1200 N3613M PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ILIAMNA,AK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK TAKEOFF: RUN GEAR COLLAPSED TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN REMARKS- SKI HIT SNOW BERM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3613M
- Reported as
- Piper PA-12
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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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.
Other investigations on N3613M · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC11CA025Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportDelta Junction, AKThe pilot's misjudged altitude while landing in bright sunlight on an airstrip surrounded by snow, resulting in an undershoot and a nose over.NTSB ANC07CA034Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportDelta Junction, AKThe damaged and deflated over-sized tire on the main landing gear, which precipitated a loss of directional control during landing.NTSB ANC68D0044Accident · No injuriesClosedSkwentna, AK