- Date
- August 21, 1976
- Place
- Drift River, AK · DRIFT RIVER, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3507ZPiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report October 4, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760821034659A
- Case key
- 155837
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2843 76/8/21 DRIFT RIVER,AK PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1330 N3507Z PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 48, 13488 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 900 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DRIFT RIVER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SOLDOTNA,AK ILLIAMNA,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE,NONE REMARKS- NOSEWHEEL TIRE FLAT ON LDG-SMALL CUT IN TUBE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3507Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Drift River
N3507ZRegistered now · Piper PA-22-150Airframe modelPiper PA-22-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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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.