- Date
- June 2, 1977
- Place
- Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N5965HPiper PA-16
- Status
- Completed · report November 14, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770602014239A
- Case key
- 147381
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3265 77/6/2 ANCHORAGE,AK PIPER PA-16 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 39, 99 TOTAL TIME - 1400 N5965H PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ANCHORAGE INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BIG LAKE,AK ANCHORAGE,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/JET/ROTOR BLAST TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION/TRAINING OF RAMP CREWS PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO PROVIDE ADEQ.DIRECTIVES,MANUAL,EQUIPMENT PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: OTHER PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS - PROP/JET/ROTOR BLAST REMARKS- APT SUP PERS-LACK OF WRITTEN POLICY ON STARTING ENGINES AT GATES.PLT OTH AC-FLD CMPLY WTH TWR DRCT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5965H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-16
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Anchorage Intl
N5965HRegistration cancelled Jan 25, 2018 · Piper PA-16Airframe modelPiper PA-16Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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Other investigations on N5965H · 1
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