- Date
- September 25, 1976
- Place
- Port Alsworth, AK · PORT ALSWORTH, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N7869HPiper PA-12
- Status
- Completed · report January 11, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760925036079A
- Case key
- 155607
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3447 76/9/25 NR.PORT ALSWORTH,AK PIPER PA-12 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 40, 2842 TIME - 2000 N7869H PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 107 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PORT ALSWORTH,AK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER REMARKS- HIT LAKE SHORE DURING STEP TAXI AT DUSK. FLOAT EQUIPPED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7869H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-12
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N7869H · 1
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