- Date
- August 21, 1977
- Place
- Oshetna River, AK · OSHETNA RIVER, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8725CPiper PA-20
- Status
- Completed · report October 27, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770821018929A
- Case key
- 145973
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3124 77/8/21 OSHETNA RIVER,AK PIPER PA-20 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 41, 201 TIME - 1245 N8725C PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 160 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ANCHORAGE,AK OSHETNA RIVER,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8725C
- Reported as
- Piper PA-20
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N8725CRegistered now · Piper PA-20-135Airframe modelPiper PA-20-135Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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