- Date
- August 3, 1977
- Place
- Solo Creek, AK · SOLO CREEK, AK
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4444MPiper PA-12
- Status
- Completed · report November 1, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770803035239A
- Case key
- 146055
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3130 77/8/3 SOLO CREEK,AK PIPER PA-12 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 30, UNK/NR TIME - 1330 N4444M PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SOLO CREEK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP WASILLA,AK SOLO CREEK,AK GULKANA,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- WINDS GUSTING TO 35KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4444M
- Reported as
- Piper PA-12
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Solo Creek
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N4444M · 1
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