- Date
- April 12, 1975
- Place
- Kenai, AK · KENAI, AK
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6959KPiper PA-20
- Status
- Completed · report May 13, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750412007549A
- Case key
- 148641
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0616 75/4/12 NR.KENAI,AK PIPER PA-20 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 426 TIME - 0915 N6959K PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ANCHORAGE,AK KENAI,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- LND ON BEACH.L GR CAUGHT SOFT SAND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6959K
- Reported as
- Piper PA-20
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N6959KRegistration cancelled Jul 20, 2017 · Piper PA-20Airframe modelPiper PA-20Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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