- Date
- June 14, 1975
- Place
- Alexander Lake, AK · ALEXANDER LAKE, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3465MPiper PA-12
- Status
- Completed · report September 23, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750614025119A
- Case key
- 149196
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2204 75/6/14 ALEXANDER LAKE,AK PIPER PA-12 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 38, 499 TIME - UNK/NR N3465M PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 196 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ALEXANDER LAKE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EAGLE RIVER,AK ALEXANDER LAKE,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: WING FLAP CONTROL SYSTEM MECHANICAL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ASYMETRICAL FLAPS REMARKS- R FLAP CABLE CAME OFF PULLEY.STC SA231A1 FLAP INSTALL DIDNT REQ CABLE GUARD FOR PULLEY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3465M
- Reported as
- Piper PA-12
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Alexander Lake
N3465MRegistration cancelled Sep 25, 2023 · Piper PA-12Airframe modelPiper PA-12Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N3465M · 1
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