- Date
- September 12, 1977
- Place
- Iliamna, AK · ILIAMNA, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5159HPiper PA-14
- Status
- Completed · report October 25, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770912025919A
- Case key
- 145088
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2674 77/9/12 NR.ILIAMNA,AK PIPER PA-14 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 40, 645 TIME - 0800 N5159H PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SLOPBUCKET LAKE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ILIAMNA,AK KING SALMON,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- FLOAT EQPD.SETTLED INTO BANK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5159H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-14
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Slopbucket Lake
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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