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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-32 · Egegik, AK · July 8, 1977

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 8, 1977
Place
Egegik, AK · EGEGIK, AK
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4074RPiper PA-32
Status
Completed · report January 6, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19770708039259A
Case key
145456

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3699   77/7/8  NR.EGEGIK,AK          PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 2030                    N4074R              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            36, 4114 TOTAL HOURS, 335
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SOUTH NAKNEK,AK            EGEGIK,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- PILOT LANDED ON BEACH.ENCOUNTERED SMALL CREEK THAT CROSSED LANDING AREA.

Aircraft

Registration
N4074R
Reported as
Piper PA-32
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N4074R · 2

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