- Date
- August 8, 1976
- Place
- Kruzoff Island, AK · KRUZOFF ISLAND, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4214HPiper PA-14
- Status
- Completed · report October 29, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760808029649A
- Case key
- 155295
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2655 76/8/8 KRUZOFF ISLAND,AK PIPER PA-14 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 32, 598 TIME - 1900 N4214H PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 56 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP BURWASH YT,CANADA SITKA,AK UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED WEATHER - RAIN EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT LOW ON FUEL ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED 1000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 3 MILES OR LESS RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 55 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR VFR REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4214H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-14
- 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 N4214H · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC20LA086Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportWasilla, AKThe pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during an attempted go-around in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in impact with trees.NTSB ANC98LA123Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChugiak, AKThe loss of engine power for an undetermined reason.