- Date
- August 27, 1975
- Place
- Kenai, AK · KENAI, AK
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N3824MPiper PA-12
- Status
- Completed · report September 22, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750827025699A
- Case key
- 150370
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2208 75/8/27 NR.KENAI,AK PIPER PA-12 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 32, 400 TIME - 1800 N3824M PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 305 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KENAI,AK ANCHORAGE,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN GEAR COLLAPSED TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 30 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 225 15 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- ATTMTD TKOF FM TUNDRA.GUSTING 70 20K.RECOVERY DATE 8/28/75.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3824M
- 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 N3824M · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC20CA058Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportPalmer, AKThe pilot’s improper decision to load the airplane beyond its allowable gross weight limits, which resulted in an impact with a tree and collision with terrain.NTSB ANC99LA131Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSkwentna, AKThe pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions. Factors in the accident were a crosswind, and wind gusts.