- Date
- September 13, 1976
- Place
- Fairbanks, AK · FAIRBANKS, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N30766Piper J3C-65
- Status
- Completed · report October 28, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760913026479A
- Case key
- 155276
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2746 76/9/13 FAIRBANKS,AK PIPER J3C-65 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 21, 106 TIME - 1015 N30766 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 34 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FOUTS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FAIRBANKS AK FAIRBANKS,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE REMARKS- PLT DID NOT SEE 12INCH HIGH PILE OF SAND ON RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N30766
- Reported as
- Piper J3C-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Fouts
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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.