- Date
- July 18, 1976
- Place
- Dillingham, AK · DILLINGHAM, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8883CPiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report October 26, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760718027449A
- Case key
- 154609
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2612 76/7/18 NR.DILLINGHAM,AK PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 43, 535 TIME - 1230 N8883C PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 203 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DILLINGHAM CITY DEPARTURE POINT DILLINGHAM,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- SELECTOR ON EMPTY TANK.LNDD IN TUNDRA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8883C
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Dillingham City
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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 N8883C · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC14LA056Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDillingham, AKThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing due to his decision to attempt a landing with a quartering tailwind, which resulted in a ground loop and impact with the runway surface.NTSB ANC99LA062Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDillingham, AKThe inadequate preflight by the pilot, who left the rudder gust lock installed, making directional control not possible.