- Date
- August 26, 1975
- Place
- Whittier, AK · WHITTIER, AK
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 3 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6544JPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report December 3, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750826037919A
- Case key
- 151132
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3167 75/8/26 NR.WHITTIER,AK PIPER PA-28 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1630 N6544J PX- 0 3 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG 66, 19150 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WHITTIER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WHITTIER,AK ANCHORAGE,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- DEP & TURNED INTO SUN.HIT TREE 28FT AGL.AIRFRAME RESTRICTED FLD OF VISION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6544J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Whittier
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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.