- Date
- June 30, 1976
- Place
- Skwewtna, AK · SKWEWTNA, AK
- Injuries
- 4 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N12AVPiper PA-12
- Status
- Completed · report October 28, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760630017729A
- Case key
- 154624
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2651 76/6/30 NR.SKWEWTNA,AK PIPER PA-12 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 1007 TIME - 1000 N12AV PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 82 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ANCHORAGE,AK TALACHLITNA RIV,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER REMARKS- HIT WATER SHORT OF SAND BAR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N12AV
- Reported as
- Piper PA-12
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N12AVRegistration cancelled Jul 30, 2003 · Piper PA-12Airframe modelPiper PA-12Engine modelLycoming 0-290 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.