- Date
- July 18, 1976
- Place
- Peter'S Creek, AK · PETER'S CREEK, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N78665Piper PA-11
- Status
- Completed · report November 24, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760718025139A
- Case key
- 155128
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3150 76/7/18 PETER'S CREEK,AK PIPER PA-11 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 31, 57 TOTAL TIME - 2000 N78665 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HILLTOP AIRSTRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PETER'S CREEK,AK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- DRIFTED L,SETTLED INTO TREES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N78665
- Reported as
- Piper PA-11
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hilltop Airstrip
N78665Registration cancelled Feb 4, 2019 · Piper PA-11Airframe modelPiper PA-11Engine modelContinental A&C65 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N78665 · 1
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