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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-20 · Icy Bay, AK · September 6, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 6, 1976
Place
Icy Bay, AK · ICY BAY, AK
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7772KPiper PA-20
Status
Completed · report January 21, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760906032849A
Case key
155566

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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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3-3651   76/9/6    ICY BAY,AK          PIPER PA-20         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 435
        TIME - 1830                    N7772K              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          YAKUTAT,AK                  ICY BAY,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL

Aircraft

Registration
N7772K
Reported as
Piper PA-20
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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Other investigations on N7772K · 1

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