- Date
- March 19, 1977
- Place
- Peters Creek, AK · PETERS CREEK, AK
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7853HPiper PA-12
- Status
- Completed · report April 14, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770319005279A
- Case key
- 157333
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0356 77/3/19 PETERS CREEK AK PIPER PA-12 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 36, 128 TIME - 1830 N7853H PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HILLTOP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BIG LAKE PETERS CREEK AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7853H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-12
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hilltop
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N7853H · 2
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