- Date
- June 11, 1977
- Place
- Kenai, AK · KENAI, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N6505HPiper J-3
- Status
- Completed · report July 20, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 157244
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1271 77/6/11 NR.KENAI,AK PIPER J-3 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 26, 85 TOTAL TIME - 1730 N6505H PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 18 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DEEP CREEK HOMER,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT TERRAIN - OTHER REMARKS- DOWNSTREAM TKOF INTO RIVER BEND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6505H
- Reported as
- Piper J-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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