- Date
- August 28, 1977
- Place
- Talchlitna Rvr, AK · TALCHLITNA RVR, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7570KPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report October 27, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770828023619A
- Case key
- 145913
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2912 77/8/28 TALCHLITNA RVR,AK PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 1613 TIME - 1115 N7570K PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 36 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TALACHULITNA RVR,AK FIRE LAKE,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7570K
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.